韦德对球队的定位很明确:我们这支球队就是为了要夺取总冠军而存在的,英文是 our team is there to win the championship。雷吉米勒更是狠话连连:我不尊重任何人,包括乔丹,因为我要胜利,英文是 i don't respect anyone, including jordan, because i want to win。安西教练的教诲很实在:不要轻言放弃,一旦放弃了,比赛就结束了,英文是 don't give up, give up once, the game ends。
艾弗森把每一场都当成最后一战:我把每一场比赛都当作我最后的一场比赛来打,英文是 i play every game as my last game。姚明在刚进联盟时说过:现在他们确实比我强,但我相信在不久的将来会打败他们,英文是 now they are better than me, but i believe i will beat them in the near future。魔术师约翰逊看重的是团队:得分可以让一个人很快乐,但助攻可以让两个人很快乐,英文是 scoring can make a person happy, but assists can make two people happy。