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I'm not your average athlete. I'm good at other things. I'm not just a basketball player. I'm multi-talented.
I grew up watching Dr. J, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy is the greatest basketball player I ever saw.'
In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.
If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.
Anytime you get a chance to play in front of a big crowd is always good I feel like, for any basketball player.
My confidence level is, I think I can be a first-round pick; I think I can be a professional basketball player.
I think basketball IQ, work ethic, competitiveness are probably the most important things in a basketball player.
I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.
I took the time to mentally figure out what I needed to do to be the best basketball player I could be for my team.
There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.
I think, between me and Chris Brown, if you combined our games, you'd get, like, a real Division I basketball player.
I can't say I go through life liking it and that I pursue to be hated, but I did pursue to be a good basketball player.
I always wanted to present myself well and express my style with my clothes, as well as who I was as a basketball player.
It's easy to be just a basketball player, get paid and come here to do that. But to be professional about it is different.
I'm a basketball player. I can play the whole game. Of course, when you get older, it's a little bit tougher, but whatever.
Michael Jordon may have been the best basketball player in history, but he couldn't have won six NBA titles without a team.
But I am a basketball player going out there to compete, I am going to try to win no matter what. That is just in my blood.
Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball player. He takes risks. He goes for the shot. He isn't cautious with whatever he does.
Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.
Every now and then you have to be a little nasty, a little aggressive on the floor. That's part of being a basketball player.
I don't want no distractions on Melo. So therefore I'm going to home-school him and make him the best basketball player ever.
I was a professional rehab/workout guy for four years. I wasn't even a basketball player - just a guy who got paid to exercise.
I've never allowed my political life, or my life as a basketball player, to define the totality of my humanity or my personality.
I'm not a superman with a cape, I'm only a basketball player for the Celtics. But if I can make one child smile, I've done my job.
I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a basketball.
I would be a basketball player, play at Duke, go to the Golden State Warriors, play with Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Draymond Green.
Let's face it: if you're an elite basketball player and you choose to be socially and politically active, it could harm your brand.
I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas.
I'm a big Knicks fan, and I will tell a professional basketball player that they suck because they didn't do what I wanted them to do.
A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height.
I am, first of all, a basketball player. I've done this for so very long... For me, it's been essential to be successful on the court.
It's very important to know how to dribble and pass and catch and cut at a very high level if you want to be a good basketball player.
I think, growing up, I was seen as the perfect power forward. For a long time, I thought maybe I was supposed to be a basketball player.
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.
Everybody knows that, in general, a basketball player needs to be tall and a fashion model needs to be skinny, but how skinny is too skinny?
I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball.
If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and everyone still loves you.
When people asked me back then what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said a basketball player, and I meant it. But I loved going to the movies.
Who knows, maybe I'll be a basketball player one day? No, I'm definitely never going to be a basketball player. I have no hand-eye coordination.
I'm just trying to be the best basketball player, the best student, the best son, friend, etcetera. I'm just trying to get better in every facet.
You know, if an actor or, say, a basketball player writes a rhyme, it doesn't mean he's a rapper. You got to put in time. I don't say I'm an actor.
Prince never, ever mentioned it except to say he wished he was taller so he could play basketball. He was actually a really great basketball player.
I've always been a basketball player. My earliest memories are of playing basketball. I was born playing it. It's why I'm so comfortable on the floor.
I'm not a political man. I'm a basketball player. So that's what I have to do first. But second, I will try to help my country because I am a Croatian.
When I came out in the draft, people kept asking me, 'So are you a small forward or a power forward?' and I was like, 'I'm a basketball player.' Period.
I just feel like I'm a basketball player. I don't really have a position. I can play inside. I can play out. So whatever a team needs, I think I got it.
He's a great father - I don't view him as a coach. He gives me advice as a person and as a basketball player, and I've learned a lot from him and my mom.
As a basketball player, you want to play. There's only so much stuff I can go over doing one-on-one drills in practice and watching the team and watching film.
A young basketball player has people to look up to an emulate. We are a pro league, and we're on television. It makes a difference. It's shows what's possible.