Top 30 LaMarcus Aldridge Quotes

When I was younger, I used to spend a lot of time either by myself or with my mom. But when I hit high school, she really became one of my close friends.

When I’m going good, there’s not one guy who won’t give me the ball.

I’m a fighter. So if you’re going to doubt me or say that I can’t do something, I’m going to prove to you I can do it.

I love video games. I had a Sega Genesis and a Nintendo 64 growing up, and I’ve had every ‘NBA Live’ that has ever come out.

My coach, Robert Allen, helped me a lot. He had more influence on my growth as a player than anyone else.

When I got to the NBA, picking and popping came so natural for me.

I feel like everything with me gets blown out of proportion. I think it’s because I’m so quiet about things that people just run with anything they hear.

I’ve always been a workout type guy. So if I’m feeling down or I’m not happy with something, I go to the gym and I get a shot of energy.

I love Portland and I have so much history there and I knew it like the back of my hand, so the decision to leave was never easy.

I feel bad saying this but, I can’t eat that because I’m on a diet. So, if I’m eating breakfast tacos, I’m not going to play well.

I’m in the process of building a separate house behind my house, just for shoes. Like a little show room.

I’m a private person; I’m pretty to myself.

I do love being at home. But when it’s forced, it’s a little bit different.

I’m actually a better passer out of the post than I am in pick-and-rolls.

My long arms help me as I try to become more versatile.

If you believe in God, you shouldn’t worry. I know I’m one of His children and that He will stand by me.

It’s an offensive foul if you go into the defender’s body, but if I fade and a guy runs into my leg, it’s a foul.

I think working so hard in Portland to earn the right to have it be my team and to have my own team over the years and try to play at a high level, that was hard-earned.

I knew I wasn’t soft. I knew I could play on this level and I knew that being in the paint was just a physical position that I wasn’t strong enough for. I wanted to get myself strong enough where I could be dominant down there.

When I was really rolling in Portland, I was top five in minutes.

Since I’ve gotten stronger, I can hold a guy off and get a rebound.

I think my wingspan helps me out on defense, because I can cover a little more ground and block a few more shots.

I struggle with playing low minutes and trying to keep a rhythm. I’ve just never been able to do it.

I’ve had to fight through a lot of adversity, but I just kept fighting.

As I get slower and older, I’m going to shoot more threes.

When I think about it, it’s kind of weird, but I do take shots without looking at the rim sometimes.

The Spurs really are a family.

I think I play well getting up and down the court.

When I shoot, I’m square with the rim.

I came from poverty and a tough household where we didn’t have enough money to really eat, to where I am now. I know it was God giving me the guidance.