Nate Robinson Quotes

by Jeff Clark on Feb 23, 2010 6:06 AM EST in Boston Celtics News & Links

If you don't know Nate very well by now, you'll soon find out that he's not shy. Here are some quotes from him on joining the Celtics. The first of many, many, many quotes I'll most likely be posting here. Enjoy.

Nate Robinson yearns to win, win, win - BostonHerald.com

"I love the way everything is team," he said. "They kind of play like a college team. It’s all about the team and winning and the championship. You can see it in their eyes, you can see how hungry they are. I’ve been hungry like that since I was born."

"It's just a sigh of relief to be on a team that just wants to win, win, win," Robinson said. "That's all it's about. I love that. I want to be a part of a great team, a great organization that has a lot of great history, and hopefully I'll get to set some myself."

Robinson with Celtics in nick of time as he faces ex-team - The Boston Globe

"This is a great opportunity to grow as a player and mature as a player and be around some great vets that know the game,’’ Robinson said before the Boston premiere of the HBO documentary "Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals’’ at TD Garden. "They can pass down the traits to becoming a good veteran. I’m still young, I’m 25, and there’s a lot of basketball to play.’’

"One thing I respect about Doc, when we played the Celtics, the one thing he would do is show respect and say he loves my game, he loves how I play,'' Robinson said. "He told me I was going to be a good player one day. Now that I am here, it shows how much he really did respect my game and how much he liked me as a player. It's a blessing to be here and [have] an opportunity.''

For more of Nate on Nate, check out his twitter account. #wordaapp

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"They don't call me Nate the Great for nothing".

Well, Nate we’ll see about that, won’t we?

Lots more quotes from Nate over the years. "It’s a great honor to be in my shoes right now." This guy doesn’t seem to lack self confidence. I can’t say I’m not lookng foward to tonight’s game more than usual.

"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." Rowan Atkinson

by The Village Idiot on Feb 23, 2010 7:02 AM EST reply actions

Class act. He’s very passionate about the game, but has a nice and expressive character. That’s why people think he’s a punk. But if you analyze his words and behavior, you can only love him!

by P2 on Feb 23, 2010 7:10 AM EST reply actions

I'm on board

He’s got the perfect situation. He’ll have both the playing time and the need (without House) from the C’s to have him provide scoring. Just play your role Nate and you can be a nice addition to a team getting healthier as the season winds down. I predict he’ll be a Big game shooter as well similar to Sheed and Pierce when the Playoffs roll around.

"Do you know that nonbelievers create the most positive energy?" Davis said

by Birdbrain on Feb 23, 2010 7:22 AM EST reply actions

I concur about the 'perfect situation'.

He will have the opportunity to play his game here and if he does it well, it will be a good fit.

by mmmmm on Feb 23, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

count me in

Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk

by mcpu40 on Feb 23, 2010 7:57 AM EST reply actions

can't hurt

after watching Eddie,Paul ,TA,Daniels etc try to bring the ball up Nate cannot be worse

by Motown on Feb 23, 2010 8:16 AM EST reply actions

Then let's win!

Go out there and win some ball games Nate!!! Best of luck to you!

by funkstarrdeluxe on Feb 23, 2010 9:08 AM EST reply actions

I can't wait to see Nate in green tonight!

Great quotes Nate!

…and yes, we’ll still miss Eddie. But let’s face it, on a team with no defense like the Knicks there are more than a handful of players who will score 20+ ppg (e.g. the liberated House).

I think Nate could work out well here; he was a decent trade value. (If only we saw more of JR & Walker, but we didn’t!)

by PetahJay on Feb 23, 2010 9:11 AM EST reply actions

With all the injuries and drama this season, we are second in the NBA in the loss column. Cavs and Lakers have 14 losses each and we are tied with the Magic and Nugetts with 19 losses. The Hawks have 20 losses and almost made it 21 before pulling out an impressive win against the Jazz.. I doubt we catch the Cavs (although we have three more games with them this year) and may be able to catch the Lakers (have a feeling they are going to experience a bit of a dive before the playoffs), but amazing to think we are in this position given all that has happened. The second seed in the East is still very real. With a healthy Daniels and Garnett, as well as the arrival of Robinson, we should be able to contend in a 7 game series with the Hawks, especially if we have home court. Robinson can now match up with Crawford ad slow him down. I cannot wait to see Robinson, Ronda and TA on the floor at once. Defensively, that is going to give the other team fits.

by JPV on Feb 23, 2010 9:15 AM EST reply actions

Robinson, rondo, Tony Allen, kg and Perkins is gonna be great. As long as kg keeps improving (health wise) like he has been.

by Pmartin60 on Feb 23, 2010 9:30 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

This should clear things up.

http://www.facebook.com/NateRobinson

everybody asking what word aapp means…word aapp is how we say word up in my hometown seattle WORD AAPP!

by Toine43 on Feb 23, 2010 10:14 AM EST reply actions

Though I should say

Somehow I still don’t know what the hell he’s talking about. So it means word up…why are you saying it in every twitter and fbook post?

by Toine43 on Feb 23, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions

he likes cameo

Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk

by mcpu40 on Feb 23, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions

Pat Carroll replace Eddie House? ;-)

I was joking about (our former summer league player) Pat Carroll the other day. I did not know he is in the D-League, thought he was in Europe. Hitting over %40 of his three’s lol

http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/index.jsp?player=pat_carroll

by Staubach on Feb 23, 2010 11:24 AM EST reply actions

LETZ GO NATE

i think it was a great trade as you all soon will see…

by CELTICZ4LIFE on Feb 23, 2010 11:58 AM EST reply actions

Spontaneous laughter when I read those two quotes

“I’ve been hungry like that since I was born.”

“It’s a great honor to be in my shoes right now.”

by Little D on Feb 23, 2010 12:10 PM EST reply actions

I just don't get it

I thought Nate Robinson was this bona fide HEADCASE… so screwed up that D’Antoni, wonderful coach that he is, was forced to sit him for a whole month. Bla, bla, bla.

He sounds great to me. I think that, just as in Marbury’s case, this was an instance of a player not fitting into team (Knicks) and not getting along with weird coach (D’Antoni). Nate may – no, should – work out great in Boston.

by DRJ1 on Feb 23, 2010 2:50 PM EST reply actions

My theory is...

He is a complete distraction to a bad team…

AKA, he will dribble threw someones legs, cross over another player, and dunk over the center… you know at 5’6… then he will run down the court being all kind of crazy.

Bad teams, losing games, this is probably terrible behavior….

For a good team like the Celtics, with their stars sitting on the bench watching, this is going to be GREAT for them. NOTHING is going to psych up the big 3 like Nate Robinson jumping through the rim and doing back-flips back to defense.

by stevenfuzz on Feb 23, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

Barkey Quotes on Nate Robinson

“Any time a little midget does something like this, you gotta give him a 10 (regarding a Nate Robinson dunk at All-Star weekend)!.”

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Feb 23, 2010 2:51 PM EST reply actions

Ok ok ok… guilty pleasure… I sort of love Barkley now. Now, as in, he has been really funny this year. As an aside, I think Nate is only one quarter of an inch taller than my fiancée. Crazy.

by stevenfuzz on Feb 23, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions