Top 35 Rodney Hood Quotes

I’m trying to win a ring and that’s what it’s about.

I know what I bring to the table: my ability to shoot the ball, defend multiple positions, play multiple positions, two through the four.

I got tired of walking through Durham with people screaming ‘Carolina’ at me when I walk through Walmart and stuff like that.

I hit a big growth spurt between my 10th and 11th grade years.

I’ve had great times in Utah, but regardless of where I’m playing, whether it’s there or somewhere else, I’m going to stay professional.

I’m building myself up and working hard on my body.

I don’t mean to get dark again, but my grandfather has been battling terminal illness. And you know, he never complains. And he has a lot of reasons to complain, but he never complains. And he lost his son a long time ago, when I was a young boy – my uncle. And he never complained.

It’s always good to feel wanted.

I’m a guy who can score the ball and shoot the ball.

I haven’t played well regardless of what minutes I get, I gotta have a positive impact on the game and that’s the frustrating part.

It’s refreshing to see my family. I know they can’t always come out and see me play and see me throughout the year.

Life is not promised forever. That’s the biggest thing that I learned and I enjoy and I will take with me past this pandemic, is just being able to appreciate every little thing that goes on.

I’m happy just to be breathing. I’m joyful for life, my kids running around and waking me up every day. I got a lot to be thankful for.

I didn’t get down on myself even when a lot of people did.

When I’m in the pick-and-roll, I’m looking to be a playmaker first and to score second. When I’m playing off the ball and I catch the ball, I’m looking to be a scorer first and a playmaker second.

Some of the best players in the world have played in the Rising Stars game, and to be a part of that really meant a lot.

It’s a unique atmosphere in Utah, that I don’t think a lot of other teams have around the league.

The basketball stuff has been the easiest part. The stuff that comes out of it, you lose a game and everyone talks about it on TV the next day. They may say some things that you may not agree with.

I base a lot off the team’s success, and when the team’s not playing well, you’re getting your head beat in pretty much every night, it’s tough to try and enjoy what you’re doing.

A lot of times in our jobs, we go day-to-day, we’re in a routine, we sometimes become robots.

Part of life is dying and you just have to pick up where you left off.

Everybody says Jalen Rose is somebody I have to watch, even though he’s a little older than me. It started back in high school. Everybody called me ‘Little Jalen.’

For me, I just try to figure out ways I can affect winning.

The initial thought is like, ‘Damn. Most guys used to retire after the Achilles injury.’ Nobody really but Dominique Wilkins has come back to be the same person as he used to be or better; but now, more and more guys come back and they’re healthy.

You want to put on a good performance for yourself.

The things I’ve worked on in the offseason have mostly been on my footwork and pick-and-roll – using my size and not just always trying to face up and go by a guy.

Going forward, what I can accomplish, I always have seen myself playing in the playoffs, playing deep, and winning. I want to be part of that and feel that.

I’m just grateful that I didn’t give up on myself and I just kept plugging at it.

I’ve just got a real thirst for knowledge now, especially seeing how the world is, seeing how the disparity is with African American men, and I want to do something special. And getting a degree from Duke is special, especially coming from where I come from.

I play better when guys depend on me.

There aren’t too many left-handed guys out there who can handle the ball and shoot it.

That’s the best feeling ever, when you sacrifice and you realize in the end that it was worth it.

As long as you have a job, I’m providing for my family, I’m blessed and you move forward.

Not many young guys in the league are getting to play valuable minutes for a really good team, so I’m trying to take advantage of it as much as I can.

I’m a guy who just wants to win and prove myself.