66 Quotes by Becky Hammon

If you could play in the Olympics or sit on your couch and watch at home, what would you do? It was that simple. This is basketball; it's not war.

It's not that I set out to say, 'I'm going be the first assistant coach in the NBA.' That really - it was never my intent. It just kind of happened very naturally.

I feel like I've had 20 years of experience at a very high level, if you throw in college, playing overseas, I've played in hundreds and hundreds of games.

And a pick and roll in the women's game is a pick and roll on the men's game... I mean, character, working for each other - trusting your teammates. That stuff, that's universal.

I think it's kind of silly, actually... I've been coached by men the majority of my career. It hasn't ever been an issue. They have never walked in on us. So I don't - I think it's a nonissue when you really reverse the conversation.

You're getting to know these guys as people, and as players. You have to develop a rapport. They give me a lot of respect.

It's 2015, and I'm the first female coach in any of the major sports. That's ridiculous!

Playing basketball for me is like breathing.

But, at the end of the day, you live in the world with billions of people, and everyone has a unique upbringing and experience.