Top 30 J. R. Smith Quotes

I’m into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that’s what’s going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can’t really pull that off with my body type – I’m tall and have big legs.

Don’t get in arguments with your coaches. If you have a certain opinion, express it to the best of your ability. But don’t get on his bad side.

I think just having everybody know who you are is more of a challenge. More than anything about it is just knowing people are watching. I know who I am, so it’s watching things I say, what I do. Even if I’m in line at one of the rest stops or something, it’s just being on my Ps and Qs at all times more than anything.

My parents, my family, that’s the biggest inspiration in my life. I’ve been in a lot of dark spots in my life, and if it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be able to get out of it, but they are who they are. They followed me. They yelled at me. They screamed at me. They loved me.

Whenever someone says something bad about you, just confront them on it and just be a man and own up to it. If you said something you shouldn t have said, and it’s important to somebody you need to talk to, you need to go talk to them. Be a man. Step up.

When I first came into the league, I followed my parents for everything. Now, I’m really doing stuff on my own.

I definitely want to come back to Cleveland. The coaches, the team, everything about the situation, it’s perfect for me.

Trying to think about the rest of the team over myself or my scoring is something that I never really had to do before.

Everything I do is for my parents, None of this matters without them. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here… If it wasn’t for them, if it wasn’t for the structure and the backbone that I have, I wouldn’t be able to mess up and keep coming back and sit in front of you as a world champion.

You never know when your future wife might be in the stands.

I’m not upset about my career; I’m just upset about how my name has been portrayed. A lot of guys have played with Bron and had success. There’s nothing I can do about it. I’ve tried to change my image a million times.

China was the worst place I’ve ever been in my life.

I used to, in the summertime, spend so much money doing a lot of fun stuff. Now, I’m actually consciously trying to save so we can live how we want to live after basketball. I’ve even sold a few things.

I’ve been playing this game, fortunately for me, since I was three years old. That’s one of the reasons why this game is so special to me.

Coach Lue always amazed me. I’m like, ‘How do you have this much joy coming out of life? You have money, but you don’t drink; you don’t smoke. All you do is hoop, and you live on a natural high.’ But now I know.

My iron game. I get into trouble a lot with my driver, so I tend to hit 3-wood off the tee.

Winning is obviously the biggest thing. Because if you don’t win, nothing really matters. You can have all the money in the world, and they can still call you a loser.

I’ve had mental errors before while not shooting the ball well and while shooting the ball well, and vice versa. So I can’t compound one on top of the other. It’s just a matter of getting out of the groove of shooting bad and just staying more locked in.

Like, I’ll wear a bright sweater with pants that are a more classic color.

I love running the floor and doing crazy dunks. I think I bring a lot of enthusiasm to the team.

When you’re in New York, there’s women galore. At the end of the day, when I’m by myself or even, at times, when there was a woman next to me, I was feeling alone. It was not the same as it is with my wife. The experience is not the same; the time is not the same.

I feel like my story would’ve been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I’ve thought about it countless times.

My family is always my priority.

I like Public School and En Noir.

Usually, it’s the guys who want to get better so they can get more playing time who are always in the gym.

When I grew up, I never – I wasn’t allowed to go out. I missed my prom because I went to an AAU tournament and all that stuff. For me, it was basketball, basketball, basketball.

I know a lot of people don’t have their parents in their life – their mother, their father – but I’ve got the best two you could ask for, I swear.

My dad is easily one of my biggest inspirations to play this game. To hear people talk bad about me, it hurt me because I know it hurts him, and that’s not who I am. I know he raised better, and I know I want to do better.

Every person that’s in the NBA should experience playing in New York at least once in their career.

Everything I do is for my parents and my family. The car is nice, the house is nice, but none of this matters without them. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be here. I don’t know where I would be, honestly.