Manu Ginobili Professions : Basketball player Born : July 28, 1977 Browse All Authors Top 21 quotes by Manu Ginobili I have dreams inside of me, and I have a chance to make them true. Manu Ginobili chance dream When you do something good, the Argentine people really attach themselves to you. They have so many problems back there that they're looking for somebody to be proud of. I think about that, and I won't forget it. Manu Ginobili proud people thinking Once you're in the game, you forget about everything. Manu Ginobili games forget You never know what will be expected of you, so you just go out and play. Manu Ginobili expected knows play If I'm on the court, I have to do what I do best and that's try to go hard to the basket. Manu Ginobili baskets court trying I always played like this, unpredictable. Manu Ginobili unpredictable I learned how to play against players better than me. Manu Ginobili player play Winning an NBA championship is the biggest thing that can happen professionally because it's the top. But representing your country-with more than 30 million people cheering for you and then seeing you up there on the podium-it's hard to find any more words to put on that. Manu Ginobili cheer winning country Once I step on the court in San Antonio, I feel the support in the air. Manu Ginobili san-antonio support air I'm not skilled enough to explain properly how we feel. Not only me, but I'm sure Tony and Tim and Pop feel the same way. Last year was a tough one for all of us. We felt like we had the trophy, that we were touching it, and it slipped away. We all felt guilty. We got to this spot, and we didn't let it go. Manu Ginobili nba-finals nba-championships years We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom. Manu Ginobili nba growing basketball The fans in the United States, they are, well, more polite. The fans in Argentina can get, well, crazy. Manu Ginobili get-well united-states crazy I just try to do what I do best, contribute to my team. Manu Ginobili team trying There are moments where we forgot what got us to where we are now. ... We stopped moving the ball. We know how it works. We are playing a great team with great players, and we've got to be close to perfect to win. Manu Ginobili team winning moving It's a different thing when you play on a team that has to win, that doesn't consider it a good year unless you win the championship Manu Ginobili team winning years I know my game. I know what I like to do. Manu Ginobili games knows I want to win championship. That's the think I enjoy most. Manu Ginobili winning want thinking Its just a mouse with wings, when you cant dunk anymore, you have to find a way to make it into the news. So thats what I did. I grabbed a bat. I didnt think it was a big deal. Im going to be retiring soon if anybody has a pest problem. Manu Ginobili sports We adjusted well and we played a way better second half -- everyone could see that, we were more energetic and aggressive and more focused. The bench players try to make a push every time, and last year the Clippers' second unit created a lot of trouble for us. Today we were more successful. Manu Ginobili sports It's not bad to win games like that, nothing is easy in the NBA and we knew that the Knicks were playing great and feeling good about themselves and that we had to play much better than we have been to get this win -- and I think we did. Manu Ginobili sports Similar Authors Bill Walton basketball-player Brandon Jennings basketball-player Byron Scott basketball-player Buck Williams basketball-player Brittney Griner basketball-player Brad Daugherty basketball-player All Authors
