182 Quotes by David Stern

Yes, there will be an NBA team here.

We've had a very good year because people are talking about the game. They're complaining about the game, they're praising the game, they think it's good, they think it's bad, but it's about the game. Any time it's about the game it's fine from my perspective.

I think that players play, and they compete, and it's not about incentives.

To see the impact that sports can have and should have is really the pinnacle for me of what sports is all about.

Everyone knows that if you can keep on making money, everyone's happy.

We think that our players are the most talented athletes in the world and people come to watch them play, not to fight, bump and knock each other down.

I'm not big on looking back beyond the moment in which decisions and events occur. I'm always pushing forward.

I love my job. I come every day having a ball.

We think that basketball is the international language. It's a sport that was invented in America, but it travels the world. It's been an Olympic sport since 1936, and we have worked with many of the countries here.