Kevin Johnson

KEVIN JOHNSON QUOTES

A lot of times, you can get to a place that looks good on paper, but in actuality it really is not as good as you think it is.

And finally, I am proud that for the most part, I spent my entire career with one team.

And I think one of the reasons why I've been able to maintain it for so long is I've never rested on it because I really don't think I'm that good.

And then lastly, it's always been a personal goal of mine to be able to walk away and not play just for the money and be at the top of my game.

Being in Jacksonville, it was a great opportunity.

Being selected Most Improved was a special individual award because when I speak to young people I always try to tell them the importance about it's not where you start but where you end up.

But as far as I'm concerned I think my playing days are really, really over this time.

But as you get older, you kind of get a little more nostalgic and you look back at situations a little bit differently.

But the closest I was to all my teammates was probably again, that old Madhouse on McDowell era with Jeff Hornacek, Tom Chambers, Mark West and Eddie Johnson and that whole group.

But the frustrating part for me was the rehabbing over and over again, spending two thirds of my season for three or four years rehabbing physically and psychologically.

Durability and longevity are very important as it relates to carving your name alongside some of the great point guards to ever play the game.

I figure I'll always be a spokesman for the Phoenix Suns and I'll always do anything they ever ask within my power - time permitting - to enhance this community or the franchise.

I had chances to play with every good team and I felt like I was betraying, not just the Phoenix Suns, but everything that I stood for, and I just couldn't do it.

I have no desire to coach basketball.

I just felt all along that if I could get a certain amount of years in the league, have great years and still have my health when I walked away, that would be great.

I just want to catch that first ball, get it out of the way, and move forward.

I know I can catch the football. That's the least of my worries.

I look at some of the statistics I've been able to put up and if that was another point guard, I wonder how would I view that or what would I think and to put up 20 and 10 is impressive but 19 and nine or 18 and eight for eight or nine years - there's something there.