Quotes About The Lakers

#1. I've been a Lakers fan since growing up in Oklahoma. My hometown's finally got the Thunder, which is really exciting, but I've still got to stick with the Lakers.

Matt Kemp

#2. The Raptors have to aspire to be the Heat and the Lakers.

Tim Leiweke

#3. If you look around world, the great brands are Real Madrid, Manchester United. The Yankees, the Cowboys and the Lakers are there. We should aspire with the Maple Leafs to be there.

Tim Leiweke

#4. Well, I might take a plane, I might take a train. How do you people live here? You must be insane. I'm leaving Sacramento. Sacramento, I won't stay. But I'll be sure to come back when the Lakers beat the Kings in May.

Dwayne Johnson

#5. I'm not the one buying love. He's the one buying love.

Shaquille O'Neal

#6. I'm a Lakers fan. Kevin Garnett is my favorite player of all time because of his passion for the game.

Rahim Moore

#7. The Lakers have been nothing but great to me, and I want to keep the relationship great.

Lamar Odom

#8. Michael Jackson, the 49ers and the Lakers - that's what I know about the '80s.

Dule Hill

#9. I'm a cop, and cops talk. They called me the day he did it, but did you ever hear me say anything about it? I played ball, because that's how I am. I'm true.

Shaquille O'Neal

#10. The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back!

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#11. It was really an easy decision for me to be a part of the Lakers. It's priceless. It is one of the few places where I truly get lost in the joy of the moment of that game. All of the stresses and all the responsibilities are gone.

Patrick Soon-Shiong

#12. I was busy with my family, my budding career as a TV writer, my antipathy for the Los Angeles Lakers, and my general reluctance to engage in anything that might force me to leave my comfort zone. But sometimes ideas won't let you go. For me, educating girls was like that.

Richard E. Robbins

#13. My mission is to kill; whether it's the Heat, whether it's the Lakers. Hopefully both. That's my mission, and that's what I'm here to do.

Jason Terry

#14. Lakers are my boys! I'm 100 percent the biggest Kobe fan on the planet. I text him after every game to tell him what's up.

Ryan Sheckler

#15. The LA Lakers are so good they could run a fast break with a medicine ball.

Rich Donnelly

#16. I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.

Bill Walton

#17. Yeah, I play a lot of their games. Going way back to Bulls vs. Lakers to the later Live stuff, I go at it quite a bit. More than anything tough, I play Madden.

Jason Kidd

#18. Turning down the Lakers was tough, but it is always good to renew your vows to the loves of your life.

Mike Krzyzewski

#19. I mean, the Lakers are pretty damn Hollywood.

Jerry Buss

#20. One of the biggest reasons I bought the Lakers was to beat the Celtics.

Jerry Buss

#21. I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

Oscar Robertson

#22. All I could think to say was, The Lakers are my home team!

Rick Riordan

#23. The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#24. I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.

Magic Johnson

#25. Amos clapped his hands. "Khufu!"
I thought he'd sneezed, because Khufu is a weird name, but then a little dude about three feet tall with gold fur and a purple shirt came clambering down the stairs. It took me a second to realize it was a baboon wearing an L.A. Lakers jersey.

Rick Riordan

#26. I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#27. I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation.

Jerry West

#28. I have season tickets to the Lakers and the Clippers.

Penny Marshall

#29. The two top teams with nice weather and nice people were Dallas and Miami. Of course, the Lakers wouldn't want to trade me in the same conference, so Miami was perfect.

Shaquille O'Neal

#30. My personal opinion is, how, if you never hung out with somebody, do you know them so well? I never hung out with that dude because the dude is a weirdo.

Shaquille O'Neal

#31. Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.

Shaquille O'Neal

#32. I like technology. I mean, I have surround at home so I can listen to the Lakers.

Kevin Weisman

#33. Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle - but with football, it's the sideline strategists, the nutty professors and top coated Lears.

J.R. Moehringer

#34. Truth is, I'm a bit old school. For me, it would be hard to put on a Lakers jersey. That's just the way it is.

Steve Nash

#35. Losing Michael Jackson is a handicap. It's the Lakers trying to win a championship without Kobe Bryant.

Tito Jackson

#36. Anybody who doesn't think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I'm no homer.

Chick Hearn

#37. The Lakers are family. My kids don't have to switch schools. Little things like that are important. People don't think about things like that. I feel like something special is going to happen in this town.

Lamar Odom

#38. Congratulations to the NBA champion Boston Celtics - they beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 39 points.
Or as Hillary Clinton would say, Too close to call.

Craig Ferguson

#39. When I was 17, I was a Lakers Girl; I was the youngest girl on the squad.

Moon Bloodgood

#40. I have worked out with the Thunder, Lakers, Knicks, Grizzlies, Spurs, and a few others before the draft. I have worked out primarily against shorter and supposedly faster players in these workouts.

Jeremy Lin

#41. when the Lakers scored at the buzzer to take the lead, Charlotte leapt to her feet and cheered.

Debbie Macomber

#42. The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports lore.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#43. Agh-uhh! the baboon grunted. He turned and waddled up the stairs. Unfortunately, the Lakers jersey didn't completely cover his multicolored rear.

Rick Riordan

#44. For years now, the Lakers have expressed interest in having me play for them, but we could never get the stars to align. I'm finally a Laker.

Metta World Peace

#45. An NBA game in L.A., the Lakers - I'm a Clipper fan - it's to be seen as much as seeing the game.

Larry King

#46. Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship.

Oscar Robertson

#47. The best players are always in the thick of the action. (Michael) Jordan did it with the Bulls, (Kobe) Bryant does it with the Lakers and Leo does it here. We want him to stay with us because he's the best and we wouldn't swap him for anyone.

Ronaldinho