Top 50 Patrick Beverley Quotes

Anything I do that’s competitive, I try to win. That’s the way I’ve always been, and I like to keep it that way no matter what I’m doing.

There are a lot of players out there who want to be in my position.

I worked in the summertime with the Bulls, I don’t know, two-three years in a row, Vinny Del Negro, he told me I didn’t play defense.

I can’t turn my aggression off and I can’t turn it on; it’s just instilled in me and that’s how I play.

Coming from the projects, we used to sneak into the United Center, watch some games; they chased us out and everything.

The Lakers, obviously, that’s L.A.’s team. The Clippers and Clippers fans are put on the backburner a little bit and can go unnoticed due to the championships, due to the people who played there.

If I wasn’t playing basketball, I would be in the streets.

I can’t let myself down. I can’t let my hood down, my area down.

Every team I play, I’m playing them like we playing the Golden State when they had Kevin Durant. Every point guard I play, I’m playing Steph Curry. Every shooting guard I’m playing, I’m playing James Harden. Every three-man I’m playing, I’m playing LeBron and KD.

J-Lin is a phenomenal playmaker. He can pass the ball with either hand, left or right. Me, I’m more of a quick, defensive spot-up shooter.

When things get hard you’ve got to run with it, and when things get good you run with it.

People don’t believe this, but until sixth grade I’d never seen a white person who wasn’t with the police or on TV.

I’m not physically intimidated by anyone on this earth.

I’m a really strong guy. I can deal with a lot of things. But I can’t deal with anybody suffering.

If that’s my job to lead and if that’s my job to go out there and play defense, take charges, dive into the stands, then that’s what I’m going to do if that’s what it takes to win basketball games.

I’m the best guard in this league, defensively, man, hands down.

When you’re playing a good team, not too many point guards want to go one on one. When you’re playing a not-so-good team, teams that are fighting to make the playoffs, guys are going to want to try and get their own. It’s just a different read of each team.

Kobe taught people how to work hard, he taught you how to work hard. He gave you the blueprint of what you should do to be a successful basketball player, and work hard.

I come from very humble beginnings.

I like to stay on the ground, and remember that you get out what you put in.

I do track, I run football fields, I run hills. I run until you feel like you can’t run any more. I do the pool, I do anything that takes my body to the limit.

I don’t like people getting the best of me or saying that they beat me. Every game I play, every competition I’m in, whether it’s in a game, playing cards, video games, whatever it is, I’m trying to win. That’s always been my competitive nature.

When you’re in L.A., you have a different platform than playing anywhere else. Brighter lights. Bigger media.

I want to make sure the other point guard can’t start his offense until 12 or 13 seconds. Then I’ve put my team in position to defend just one pick-and-roll and one pass.

If I didn’t get paid to play this game, I’d still play it the exact same way, with as much intensity and as much focus as I play it with now.

I feel like any team I’m on, I can help take that team to the playoffs.

I don’t want personal battles that take away from the team. I’m trying to win games.

I love playing against my friend D-Rose.

I can shoot the 3. I can play off the catch. I get offensive rebounds. And I still have a lot of energy left to defend.

Being a point guard in this league, you have to balance out people – the emotions and stuff like that.

I can’t let Chicago down. I got to put on for my city.

I got hit in the face with quarters overseas.

When you play me, I’m going to get right up in your grill and let you know it’s going to be a long day. It’s going to be physical. It’s going to be something you don’t like. It’s going to be hell.

I represent Chicago.

That’s the greatest thing about America, freedom that we have.

You get rid of the mistakes by playing hard.

I just want to shine a light on the city of Chicago.

There’s only way to get in game shape. That’s to play in games.

I have the mindset of a coach. I have to think, what would a coach think? How would a coach feel if I’m playing a guy a certain way?

I can’t name a backup point guard better than me in the NBA.

When you come to a new team, especially in the middle of the season, you don’t want to come in and be ball dominant.

I’m talking to my teammates and talking to the opponent. That’s the type of player I am.

I’m more of a go-out-there-and-get-it-done-by-any-means type of guy that don’t care what name is on the back of the jersey or what name is on the front of the jersey.

I played for Miami, with LeBron. They cut me. I got drafted by the Lakers, they traded me to Miami. Bron got there, they cut me. I remember it like it was yesterday. So yeah, it’s a chip on my shoulder.

If I had to play myself, I’d probably want to fight me too.

Women lie, men lie, numbers don’t.

The city of Houston’s been great to me.

The biggest thing for me when I got to L.A. was everybody wrote us off to make the playoffs. That was one of my goals. Put that on my mirror. We did it as a team. And that’s my thing: Wherever I go, I’m going to win.

Of course, the human part of you wants to take as much money as you see, but all money isn’t good money.

No matter what type of Christmas you have, if you woke up and you seen a bike there, you remember it.