Michael Finley Quotes

#1. Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I've been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.

Bianca Jagger

#2. Scatter her enemies, And make them fall; Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks.

Mahatma Gandhi

#3. Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about

John Frederick Demartini

#4. It's good netiquette to empathize with others online. It builds strong internet relationships.

David Chiles

#5. I prepare myself in the summer to play 48 minutes. It's not a logical goal, but that's the way I prepare.

Michael Finley

#6. My closest friends in the league are Dirk Nowitzki and Rex Chapman. Although I think Michael Finley and I will be friends forever.

Steve Nash

#7. What am I most proud of? That, as a man, I've made my mom proud. Not just in basketball, but away from the court, too.

Michael Finley

#8. My thing is, I want to play basketball, I would enjoy playing in the D-League, but at the same time I don't want to take an opportunity away from a young guy to get exposure. I'm still thinking about it.

Michael Finley

#9. I don't regret not coming out early. A lot of people felt that I could have been a lottery pick, but we'll never know.

Michael Finley

#10. I'm just a skinny kid from Maywood trying to do my best. I never took anything for granted. I never wanted to come off like some kind of big-headed, conceited athlete.

Michael Finley

#11. You have to get yourself psyched up because you never have a night off defensively, especially at my position.

Michael Finley

#12. You'll never understand the way the worlds really work until you surround yourself with people from all sorts of weird backgrounds.

Brian K. Vaughan

#13. The art of love is to embrace the world and that which lies beyond it.

Frederick Lenz

#14. How do you 'accidentally' kill a noble man in his own mansion?"
"With a knife in the chest. Or, rather, a pair of knives in the chest ...

Brandon Sanderson

#15. In the end all you can hope for is the love you felt to equal the pain you've gone through.

Editors

#16. Where ever the Mavericks are today, we owe it to Michael Finley. He was the one guy who stayed when we were a terrible team. He stayed and fought the fight.

Don Nelson

#17. I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours.

Helen Clark

#18. It's always good to go against your friends, especially when you come out victorious.

Michael Finley

#19. I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

Paul Simon

#20. To be a part of a championship team, I'm excited ... This is the closest I've ever been to a championship. I'm looking forward to the challenge of helping this team repeat.

Michael Finley

#21. Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends

Thomas Jefferson

#22. To me, defense is a mental attitude...it takes will and heart to go out there and lock your man up.

Michael Finley