You talk about rowdy – in Oakland the players were on you. The refs were on you. The stands were on you. You had to talk back or you were a sissy; you’d get run out of the league. Afterward? Yeah, it was kind of a, uh, struggle to get out of the gym. Cops had to be everywhere. Which was lucky. Gary Payton Read Quote
Larry Bird was a talker. He’d tell you something and you’d be like, are you kidding me? You’re really telling me that? Gary Payton Read Quote
I know who can play and who can’t play and I’m very straight-forward… If you can play, you can play; if you can’t, you can’t. Gary Payton Read Quote
You don’t have to like me, but I’m going to tell you the truth. If you don’t like what I’m saying, then go out and prove it. Gary Payton Read Quote
You’ve got to be on all-league teams before you can say that you are going to be a great basketball player. Gary Payton Read Quote
In my day I think the toughest was Derek Harper. The old-school Derek Harper. He was tough. He had the most toughest, nastiest game ever. I hated playing against him because he would always try to rip you, and try to talk to you. People just didn’t really know that about Derek Harper. I used to hate bringing the ball up against him, really. Gary Payton Read Quote
I like Draymond Green’s intensity… but every time I didn’t get a call I didn’t cry all the time. Gary Payton Read Quote
LeBron is making a case for himself to be one of the greatest players to ever play. Gary Payton Read Quote