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"We all play for each other. We're all super humble. All we want to do is win," said Vassell.

From Barron's

"I don't want to put it out there to everybody but it's an amazing club to play for and you'd be silly if you wanted to jump out of it as soon as you could."

From BBC

“I ask even the players who play for the Lakers today, I ask you, whose footprints are you chasing today?” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“You couldn’t play for Pat Riley unless you are a true pro. There was no foolishness tolerated from him and, of course, Magic, his lieutenant. Obviously I played against them many years — and Jack Ramsay was a demanding coach too — but the Lakers under Riley was a whole different level. They expected to win championships and when you expect to win championships you can’t afford any slack-offs.”

From Los Angeles Times

Not only is Canada as a country hockey-mad, but so is Carney - when working as governor of the Bank of England, he would play for a recreational team in Haringey, north London.

From BBC