Quote's About & From Kurt Rambis
“A lot of guys have idols. Mine is Kurt
Rambis. I want to be like Kurt. He
is the ultimate role player.” -Jack Haley
"His effort, persistence, his
understanding of the game--the little things
of the game--made it difficult to play against him."
–Mitch Kupchak
"If you told Kurt to run through
a brick wall to win a basketball game, he
would do it.” –Kobe Bryant
"You know, the Lakers have a dress code
now because of Kurt. This hippie
surfer from Santa Clara wore the same torn jeans every
day.” James Worthy
“Kurt Rambis--a powerful talent, an incomparable teammate.” –Chick Hearn
"Kurt has long been a fan favorite as
well as a favorite of those of us in
the Lakers family and we're pleased that he will remain part
of our
organization." –Mitch Kupchak
“You (Kurt) make me a better player.
And when he’s out there with me, I feel
better.” –Vlade Divac
“Speaking of role players…no one
does it better than Kurt Rambis.” –Chick
Hearn
"I always pulled my teammates along
with my hustle and my effort. And that's
what I'm going to help try to relate to the players, that if
they do that,
if they play with heart and effort and energy and play
together, we have an
excellent chance to win basketball games." -Kurt
Rambis
"I've always kind of been a bit of a
rebel, but I've done it in a way that's
a little different." -Kurt Rambis, on the
similarities between Him and
Rodman.
"But given the circumstances, and the
cards that I was dealt, I thought I
did a very good job.” –Kurt Rambis
"I'm going to learn from my mistakes,
and I'm going to feel good about it
because I know that I worked hard at it. That's something I
did as a player,
that I worked hard. Win, lose or draw, play good or play bad,
I knew I
worked hard at it."
–Kurt Rambis
"Regardless of what happens, I still
have confidence in my abilities, so I
don't have anything to be ashamed about. I don't know why
other people would
think I should be ashamed of anything.” –Kurt Rambis
"I'm not in control of the
decision-making process. I still think I did a
good job under the crazy circumstances under which I was given
the job.
There's nothing more that I can do."
–Kurt Rambis
“LA … This is my town” –Kurt Rambis
“The fans are great, cheering for you.
You couldn’t ask for a better
feeling.” –Kurt Rambis
“I’m big and I’m bowling, but
no, I’m not a big bowler.”
–Kurt Rambis, at Vlade Divac’s Charity Bowl
“I pulled the trigger…it
didn’t go off.”
-Kurt Rambis, on ESPN Star Shoot
“It’s just a game. Never forget what’s important.” –Kurt Rambis