Words matter. These are the best Ray Allen Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
A successful man is built of 1,000 failures.
I’ve always said I didn’t want to coach. But I can’t coach in college because I don’t have my degree. So I want to give myself opportunities. A degree is something everyone should have.
As a team, we’re all inside a bubble. Each of us only has so much room to operate. You have to carve out your space and recognize that because of someone else’s needs, you might have to compromise a bit.
It’s a war of wills out there on the court. You have to have a stronger will than your opponent, and every guy on your team has to feel that same way against the guy he’s guarding.
My mission my whole career was just to be somebody that you can look at and say, ‘That’s the guy I want to go into battle with.’
There are so many good players in the NBA, and I just want to be at the top of the talent pool. I want opposing coaches and players to fear me.
Listen: God doesn’t care whether or not you make your next jump shot. God will give you a lot of things in life, but he’s not going to give you your jump shot. Only hard work will do that.
I have a taste for a lot of different kinds of music… everything, from hip-hop to jazz to R&B to top 40 to alternative. There’s a lot of good music out there. Every now and then, I’ll flip through VH1 and watch the videos… the only thing I really don’t listen to is country.
When you get traded, the first thing you have to do is self-reflect and think about how you can get better. It has only helped me become a better player and think the game through.
Without my success in basketball, I’m nothing. My family, my daughter, my teammates, my foundation, my acting career – they all depend on that success.
What I learned in my career is to know how to take care of my body and treat it with respect. I will never forget that and never let go of that.
I’m always going to be a Celtic no matter what. It’s always going to be in my veins. Once you live there and play for that team and win a championship, it doesn’t matter where you go.
I want to run a marathon in the immediate future. In the future future, I want to do ironmans. I cycle long distances. The only thing I have to work on is the swimming. I’m a good swimmer, but I’ve never done long distances like that.
I know you want me to let you in on some big secret to success in the NBA. The secret is there is no secret. It’s just boring old habits.
The minimum I run each day is 2 1/2 miles. I’ll get to the weekend, and sometimes I’ll run 10 miles. I’ve gotten up to 16 miles on the weekend. Running keeps me locked in.
There’s always a thrill to see a guy’s face when you sent ’em packing because you’re gonna be the last person they thought about, the whole offseason.
I am a coach. I don’t have to have a title. I have five children that need guidance.
As a human being, it’s in your nature, when somebody says something about you negatively, to defend yourself and lash back. That’s what we all have to learn not to do. You have to forgive a person. And when you forgive a person, you have to forgive yourself.
