Top 50 Jamal Crawford Quotes

I think if you’re in love, you’re willing to do anything that comes with it.

Derek Jeter seems like a cool dude.

There’s nothing like winning and winning at a high level.

Obviously, having your peers’ respect is everything. I learned that a long time ago: that some people see you one way, some people see you another way, but having your peers’ respect is what’s really important.

Career wise, consistency is one of the keys to longevity. When you are consistent people know what they are going to get, and that’s the foundation for having a long career.

You know when you put two great players together, you’re going to have to work through some things.

When you’re in love with it you’re willing to do whatever it takes, whether be it cold tubs, or massages, acupuncture, whatever it might be. I think when you love the game purely all those things you’re willing to do is sacrifice.

I’m into people, especially kids and making sure they have a fair shake and making sure they reach their potential. So that’s important to me.

It doesn’t matter if it’s one person in the gym or 10,000, I’ve always played to win.

The Knicks were one of my favorite places to play – just the energy of the New York fans in general is amazing.

I’m not a fan of analytics. When I was a kid, I couldn’t tell you what percentage Allen Iverson shot, or Michael Jordan.

I’m not talking about any one team but everyone knows how I feel about New York. I really enjoyed my time there.

I’ve been blessed enough where all the rules that come with age don’t apply to me. People were saying I was old at 32.

I think there’s a role for everybody. Even a guy who’s not known as a scorer, like a DeAndre Jordan – he sets the best screens, he blocks the most shots, he gets the most rebounds, he’s great for your team, he helps you win games. Like, he helps you win big.

At the end of the day, only one team wins.

I do what feels right.

I love passing. I really do. And I try to get my teammates easy stuff.

As I’ve grown in the league and in life, having my kids around and seeing their growth and development is special and it’s something I wouldn’t trade for all the jobs in the world.

I just play ball. I just get lost in the game.

No matter what the trends are in the NBA – teams going big, going small, getting more efficient with analytics – the ability for a player to create his own shot, then convert tough shots, will always be a weapon, particularly when you get to the playoffs.

The love of playing trumps all of that, to be honest with you. Even the day I retire, I’ll still be playing somewhere.

I mean, the hardest thing to do, I think, in the NBA, is to put the ball in the hole.

I don’t want to go to a team that’s only won a few amount of games, but it doesn’t have to be a contender.

Whenever I retire, I’ll still be playing the game, whether that’s at an L.A. Fitness or somewhere else.

I don’t want people to receive me because I scored 20 points. I want it to be because I made an impression on them that lasts forever.

My first toy hoop was a Dr. J model!

I don’t have to play just against NBA guys. No, I’ll play anywhere, anytime.

Playing shooting guard is different. On defense you have to chase guys around more. On the point I’m just guarding guys on top.

I like the fact that when I check in the game, the other players start getting nervous. The other team gets nervous. I like that.

It’s amazing how being a dad changes your outlook on life.

Like, I don’t do drills at all. I think that’s why a lot of people who handle the basketball, I think mine looks different. You know, ’cause I’ve never done a drill. I’ve never done ‘get to a chair and go through your legs,’ or ‘get to a spot and a cone and go through your legs or behind your back.’

I’m into people that are not too full of themselves. Just regular.

I didn’t turn 40. I turned 20 twice.

When I was in college going through the draft process my dad was like, ‘Hey Michael Jordan loves your game,’ I’m like dad? This is before social media; this is before any of that so I’m like, ‘Dad, get out of here, there’s no way you can know that Michael Jordan likes my game.’

I have a T-shirt that says, ‘Ball is life.’ My wife says ‘That’s an understatement for you.’

I’m not the person that when he has an off shooting game is going to make excuses.

I’ve been scoring a lot longer than I haven’t been in my life, so I can deal with the ups and downs of it.

It’s always special when my kids come to my games. It changes everything. You know they’re there watching and you know how excited they are to see you on the court.

I just hate being out of shape.

No one grows up wanting to be a sixth man.

You know, my first nine years I only played for two teams, Chicago and New York. And the only reason I got traded from New York was the 2010 free agency period, when they had a chance to sign LeBron and D-Wade and that whole class, and I understood that. But from there it’s kind of been a roller coaster.

I think my style of play, not drinking, I think I’m a product of clean living. I don’t drink, don’t smoke.

I played with Eddy Curry twice and in New York, the second time, he asked, ‘Who are you?’ My first to fourth year I was a different person. I started thinking big picture, that maybe I don’t have all the answers.

Shooters shoot. The worst thing a shooter can do is think. That’s the best defense out there.

I think being a championship-contending team, you have to have a championship-level coach to take you over the top.

I give Seattle credit for grooming me, making me the person I am today.

I’ve always loved coach Brett Brown. I’ve been on record. I’ve been a fan of his for years.

Honestly, I want to be known as a great ball player, but it’s more important for me to be known as a good person. Like seriously, the greatest gift you have as a person is to give something to somebody else.

I tell kids to be as passionate about your education as you are about anything else in life.

I was born to play basketball. There’s no question about it. That’s it. And I’m saying this in my humblest opinion, I do feel that I was born to play this game. I breathe it, I live it.