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What They Said About John Stockton
"I will come around off a pick and in the split-second I am open ,the ball will just be sitting there, waiting to be a shot." Jeff Hornacek, teammate.
"John Stockton's unique sense of professionalism, teamwork and loyalty, not to mention his incredible talent, elevated the entire sport of basketball. I consider myself fortunate to have been Commissioner during his extraordinary career. I look forward to his induction into the Hall of Fame." -- NBA Commissioner, David J. Stern He's about winning, he is not a pass-first guy, he's a win-first guy. The reality is, at his position and with his ability, he should pass more than he shoots. -- Dan Fitzgerald, former coach We've come to take Stock for granted. But we expect a lot out of him. -- Karl Malone, teammate "He's a tremendous man. . . He brings a lot to the game, he makes you come out and play hard every night. He's probably the best guard to ever play the game, the best point guard to ever play the game." -- Bobby Jackson, Sacramento Kings "The fact Stockton did not win a championship does not detract in the slightest from his great career, and anyone who suggests it did lacks the clear understanding of the value of teamwork that Stockton may have understood better than anyone who ever played." -- Mike Monroe, FOXSports.com "I've always said that John Stockton is one of the five best players I ever played against." former NBA star and current TNT studio host Charles Barkley "I know everybody always talks about Michael Jordan, but there is nobody that ever competed better than John Stockton." -- Danny Ainge, former player, General Manager Boston Celtics
"John is the ultimate gym rat." -- Thurl Bailey, teammate "He didn't do it for the pay check, he did it for the love the game." -- Byron Scott, former NBA Player and current Head Coach of the Charlotte Hornets "Anything he does, he does well." -- Mark Eaton "He is one of those guys, every team wants a guy like John Stockton." -- David Robinson, former NBA Player "You would never know the guy was a superstar." -- Walt Fraiser, former NBA Player "He's never looked like a basketball player, I used to call him John Boy" -- Magic Johnson, former NBA Player "He is something special. I think of him as the point guard, perfection!" -- Frank Layden, former coach "He is the best point guard of all-time" -- Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns "Unbelievable!" -- Hot Rod Hundley, Voice of the Utah Jazz "People don't talk about the steals as much as the assists, he plays both sides of the court and that's what makes him the complete player. For him to hold both records is an incredible achievement and those two records will be there for a long time." -- Jason Kidd, New Jersey Nets When you talk about the classic point guard its John Stockton. Rudy Tomjanovich, |
