You may score 50 points and grab 40 rebounds and have 30 assists, but if I don’t make the free throws at the end of the game, and we lose, does that make you not a champion? Clyde Drexler Read Quote
That’s the part of basketball that we have to understand. You can never look at it as an individual sport. You rely on so many other people. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
Everybody’s mom plays a huge role in their development and support. Mom was awesome. There is no one better. I had a good family. I had six brothers and six sisters, and they were all very supportive. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
There are going to be some teams in Europe. There are going to be some teams in Asia. And they’re all going to be a part of the NBA umbrella, eventually. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
The key ingredient is talent – you’ve got to have talent. If you look at the regular season, they’ve got the best record in the entire league, so they’ve got the talent. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
We had some great years in Portland. We went to the finals twice. We won 63 games one year. You can’t tell me those weren’t championship teams. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
Come on, everyone wants to win a championship, but a lot of players have had great careers without one. Sometimes it just doesn’t happen for whatever reason. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
In professional sports, things can change quickly. You keep your balance. You keep your perspective, and things will work out. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
To be able to have a professional 3-on-3 league and be a part of that, that’s been a ton of fun, ton of fun. The fans love it, the players love playing it, and it’s just a lot of fun to be around. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
Jeff Kwatinetz and Ice Cube and Amy Trask – all those people are real visionaries, and the league that they started has been phenomenal. And my job as commissioner now is to kind of help continue to build, improve the fan and the player experience. Clyde Drexler Read Quote