Go Lakers Quotes

“Amos clapped his hands. "Khufu!"
I thought he'd sneezed, because Khufu is a weird name, but then a little dude about three feet tall with gold fur and a purple shirt came clambering down the stairs. It took me a second to realize it was a baboon wearing an L.A. Lakers jersey.”

— Rick Riordan

“Agh-uhh! the baboon grunted. He turned and waddled up the stairs. Unfortunately, the Lakers jersey didn't completely cover his multicolored rear.”

— Rick Riordan

“Famed basketball coach Phil Jackson, a meditator himself, arranged to have his players-first the Chicago Bulls, and then the L.A. Lakers-learn meditation as a way to improve their focus and teamwork. Jackson finds that mindfulness assists players in paying attention to what's happening on the court moment by moment. Such precise training in attention has paid off during tense playoffs; Jackson has led more teams to championships than any coach in NBA history. Meditation”

— Sharon Salzberg

“I like technology. I mean, I have surround at home so I can listen to the Lakers.”

— Kevin Weisman

“An NBA game in L.A., the Lakers - I'm a Clipper fan - it's to be seen as much as seeing the game.”

— Larry King

“I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.”

— Bill Walton

“There's a tipping point that happens with soccer in which you just kinda get it. I was drawn to it because the best soccer teams play similarly to my favorite basketball teams - like the eighties Lakers or eighties Celtics - teams that emphasized teamwork over individualism and relied on passing as their biggest ongoing edge.”

— Bill Simmons

“I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.”

— Magic Johnson

“I've been a Lakers fan since growing up in Oklahoma. My hometown's finally got the Thunder, which is really exciting, but I've still got to stick with the Lakers.”

— Matt Kemp

“I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation.”

— Jerry West

“Anybody who doesn't think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I'm no homer.”

— Chick Hearn

“When I was 17, I was a Lakers Girl; I was the youngest girl on the squad.”

— Moon Bloodgood

“Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle - but with football, it's the sideline strategists, the nutty professors and top coated Lears.”

— J.R. Moehringer

“If you look around world, the great brands are Real Madrid, Manchester United. The Yankees, the Cowboys and the Lakers are there. We should aspire with the Maple Leafs to be there.”

— Tim Leiweke

“I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan.”

— Malcolm David Kelley

“Congratulations to the NBA champion Boston Celtics - they beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 39 points.
Or as Hillary Clinton would say, Too close to call.”

— Craig Ferguson

“I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.”

— Oscar Robertson

“Michael Jackson, the 49ers and the Lakers - that's what I know about the '80s.”

— Dule Hill

“It was really an easy decision for me to be a part of the Lakers. It's priceless. It is one of the few places where I truly get lost in the joy of the moment of that game. All of the stresses and all the responsibilities are gone.”

— Patrick Soon-Shiong

“I have season tickets to the Lakers and the Clippers.”

— Penny Marshall

“The Lakers are family. My kids don't have to switch schools. Little things like that are important. People don't think about things like that. I feel like something special is going to happen in this town.”

— Lamar Odom

“You've got to be a Lakers fan growing up in L.A. with all these championships.”

— Akeem Ayers

“Lakers just been taking care of business for a long time now. It's easy to love them.”

— Akeem Ayers

“My mission is to kill; whether it's the Heat, whether it's the Lakers. Hopefully both. That's my mission, and that's what I'm here to do.”

— Jason Terry

“The best players are always in the thick of the action. (Michael) Jordan did it with the Bulls, (Kobe) Bryant does it with the Lakers and Leo does it here. We want him to stay with us because he's the best and we wouldn't swap him for anyone.”

— Ronaldinho

“For years now, the Lakers have expressed interest in having me play for them, but we could never get the stars to align. I'm finally a Laker.”

— Metta World Peace

“We survive our way through basketball hoping the #- Lakers will survive and we hope for the #- Kings and for the #- Ducks and we want them all to succeed but if you are a true fan and especially if you are a #- Dodgers fan deep down inside you are saying please get out of the way, get off the stage, here come the DODGERS!”

— Vin Scully

“I'm a Lakers fan. Kevin Garnett is my favorite player of all time because of his passion for the game.”

— Rahim Moore

“Well, I might take a plane, I might take a train. How do you people live here? You must be insane. I'm leaving Sacramento. Sacramento, I won't stay. But I'll be sure to come back when the Lakers beat the Kings in May.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“The two top teams with nice weather and nice people were Dallas and Miami. Of course, the Lakers wouldn't want to trade me in the same conference, so Miami was perfect.”

— Shaquille O'Neal

“Truth is, I'm a bit old school. For me, it would be hard to put on a Lakers jersey. That's just the way it is.”

— Steve Nash

“If a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them Kobe Bryant.”

— Barack Obama

“I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.”

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports lore.”

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back!”

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.”

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That's what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team, and we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.”

— Magic Johnson