Carmelo Anthony Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
More Carmelo Anthony quote about:
- Basketball,
- Championships,
- Dreams,
- Fun,
- Growing Up,
- Losing,
- Team,
- Winning,
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“I want to retire in New York, let's be quite frank. I think a lot of people jumped the gun when I said I wanted to be a free agent. And yeah, I want people to come to play in New York. I want them to want to play in New York. I want New York to be that place where guys want to come play.”
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“A lot of people think that as a player, during the lockout, you just have your whole day free. It's not like that - especially for me. I wake up everyday, train in the morning from 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. Then I have a business meeting here, have to meet this person there, it's non-stop for me.”
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“I believe that you should put the right people around you, people that will not let anything go wrong.”
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“It [boxing] helps my hand-eye coordination, my stamina, my footwork, and it gives me that competitive edge and drive. And in the ring it's mano-a-mano. So it helps you build that arrogance, that cockiness, that confidence in yourself that the man that stands in front of you isn't going to beat you, and that translates to the court.”
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“I want to be a free agent. I think everybody in the NBA dreams to be a free agent at least one time in their career. It's like you have an evaluation period. It's like if I'm in the gym and I have all the coaches, all the owners, all the GMs come into the gym and just evaluate everything I do. So yes, I want that experience.”
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“Nobody should expect more of you than you expect of yourself.”
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“It's easier for me to let the game just come to me.”
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“A lot of people I meet say, 'You remind me so much of Magic Johnson.'”
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“I'm laid back, I take my time, get the job done. Lebron is high flying, dunking, passing the ball well. He's getting the job done, too. But we're different.”
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“I think I'll always want to improve my defense. That's something that can always be better. Not saying it's bad now, just something you should always work on.”
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“I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.”
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“Play hard, learn as much as I can and do what I do best. The rest will take care of itself I think.”
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“When I really like something, I try to put my all into it. This is something thats different from when I was growing up on the basketball court, running up and down, scoring 30 points or something. This is totally something different.”
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“The new guys bring energy, intensity and emotion. The last couple games, they showed what they can bring to the team.”
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“I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been stacking teams since way back in the day. The Lakers had the Showtime era. Boston had six hall of famers on one team. You had Detroit, the New York Knicks, and now the Miami Heat. They were stacking their teams back then, it just fell off over the years and now it picked back up. Boston did it first, then LA. I was fortunate enough to play against them when they had Shaq, Kobe, Rick Fox, Gary Payton, Karl Malone... that's five hall of famers on one team! So you can't get mad at Miami for doing what they did.”
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“I want to win the game. I dont worry about taking over the game unless I have to.”
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“When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.”
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“Always stay true to yourself. Some people will like it, some people won't. Life goes on.”
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“No one is perfect. I know there is stuff that I need to work on, and not just one thing, but my game overall. Everything can get better.”
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“Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that.”
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“I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself.”
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“Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that.”
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“Man, I think the sky is the limit for this team.”
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“I think everybody has their own unique style.”
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“I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win.”
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“It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.”
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“I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I have ever done.”
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“I'm a classical type of guy. Whatever's out at that point in time, I like it. I just put my own twist on it, and we go from there.”
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