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Kenny Smith

Kenny Smith

American Athlete

Born: Mar 8, 1965

About Basketball Me People Think You

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The older you get, the longer your jump shot becomes. Kenny Smith

You Older Longer Becomes Jump Get Shot Your

I like to dribble to Queen's 'Another One Bites the Dust.' Kenny Smith

Queen Dust Bites Dribble Like Another

There are people who will take shortcuts, and if you decide to take a shortcut, it usually backfires, so I'm proud to say I'm not a shortcut taker. Kenny Smith

You People Will Shortcuts Say Take Proud Decide Shortcut Who

We win together as a team, and we lose together as a team. Kenny Smith

Together Win Lose Team

I'm not from New Orleans, never knew anything about New Orleans. Kenny Smith

About Never Knew New New Orleans Anything Orleans

The 18 years on TNT has prepared me for a lot of opportunities, and coaching is one of them. Kenny Smith

Me Opportunities Years Lot Them Coaching Prepared

When you play, you get an opportunity to hone your craft. Kenny Smith

You Opportunity Get Craft Your Play Hone

You don't get the accolades unless you win. It took me a while to understand. No one will remember how Kenny Smith played in Game 1 unless we win the series. The thrill is in winning. Kenny Smith

In Texas, it's football. In Georgia, football. There's an appreciation from the average person about football more than anywhere else. And we have that for basketball in New York. And we'll always have that in New York. Kenny Smith

Appreciation Else About More Football New Always Texas Georgia Than Person York New York Anywhere Anywhere Else Average Average Person Basketball

We all want to let fans behind the scenes. We just don't want them following us around. Kenny Smith

Fans Following Scenes Around Behind Just Want Them Us

You make decisions just crossing the street. Kenny Smith

You Crossing Make Just Decisions Street

What made it so special was the city of Houston had never won a sports championship. I think the championship changed people's thinking about their own city. It made them feel like their city had some significance that it hadn't had before. Kenny Smith

You do the job you have to do where you have to do it. Kenny Smith

You Job Where

Timing is everything in this league, and I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I never lost my confidence. Atlanta was changing coaches and systems. I knew they'd make personnel changes. Kenny Smith

It's difficult to see my daughters on television and in music videos, and then I get tweets or comments about crushes and, 'Hey can I date? And hey, I'd be a good son-in-law type.' Kenny Smith

Music Good Videos Difficult Type Music Videos Hey Television See About Date Daughters Son-In-Law Crushes Comments Get Then Tweets

I was overwhelmed meeting him. I didn't know what to say, I didn't know whether to call him 'Coach Russell,' 'Bill,' or 'Mr. Russell.' Kenny Smith

Meeting Say Russell Know Call Him Overwhelmed Whether Coach Bill

Something that my teammates always thought was going to be a punishment for me - sitting next to Coach Russell on the team bus - actually turned out to be the best moment of my life. Kenny Smith

You can dribble on carpet. I grew up in Queens, and we had carpet in our living room. And actually, even in some of these gymnasiums where we're playing the game, we're on carpet. If you're 12 or 13 years old, you've dribbled on the carpet in your mom's house. Kenny Smith

When someone is in 'the struggle,' which many of our black communities are in, they are living with a lack of educational facilities, high unemployment, and poor recreational facilities. Kenny Smith

Struggle Black Living Our High Someone High Unemployment Facilities Recreational Educational Unemployment Lack Which Poor Communities Many

I'm blessed that I'm able to provide the vehicle for my daughter to follow her dreams. Kenny Smith

Dreams Daughter Blessed Follow Able Vehicle Provide Her

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