Top 60 Spencer Dinwiddie Quotes

I just think in this life, you’re always gonna have people telling you what you can’t do.

When you venture out on your own, you know you may make more money, you may make less money.

I thought going to Colorado gave me the best chance to get to the league, and I wanted to play in the Pac-12.

I’ve had my differences with the NBA in terms of cryptocurrency and contractual things.

The NBA is a job. Just like any other job complaining about opportunity doesn’t solve anything. The only thing you can do is control what you can control, and when you are at peace with the work you put in then you don’t have any regrets and that’s truly the main thing about this journey.

You just feel good when you know you’ve got something nice on, something special.

You have to kind of embrace the duality of every moment.

My belief in myself never wavered.

I just can identify with that mentality of feeling that you should be the best, putting in the work, and then kind of being that backup or being that second guy and being like, nah, this isn’t good enough for me, I’m going to be the best.

Transparency and liquidity make sense in my head, so that’s why I have an affinity for blockchain as a whole.

Obviously white privilege is a thing, 1000%.

My brand is about self-expression and doing things authentic to me and not to make money.

I try to be pragmatic.

Sometimes, you just need hobbies.

If you misquote me, I’ll come out and be like, they misquoted me. This is what I said. This is exactly how I meant it. Whether you believe me or not, don’t really care.

Iron Man is my favorite superhero.

I was 6-4, about 155 at the end of high school and averaged like 11, 12 points and nine assists a game.

The top 100 guys overseas could play in the NBA, right? But a lot of times, it’s about that opportunity, about that fit.

You try to do the best you can in every situation that you’re in.

People may not like what I have to say – obviously, I get the sarcastic nickname of ‘Siri,’ because they say I know things.

I like blockchain, I like cooking food and slow roasting a prime rib for Thanksgiving, and whatever else that you might find awkward or weird or whatever, then I’m me.

I am free to use my money the way I see fit.

They gave me my chance, and I’m forever indebted to Brooklyn.

My decisions are my own.

I used to draw shoes as a kid.

My little brother’s 5-9 and doesn’t play basketball at all, but if he was 7-foot and one of the most talented people in the world, then I would assume he would be Jarrett Allen.

We need more flexibility and ownership over the value we bring to the league.

I’m in the mode of acquiring knowledge and relationships on the business side and it’s paramount that you learn as much as you can and have the best resources.

My role is my role.

Having a kid, it really puts a lot of things in perspective, and really kind of shows you what love is, and what it should be and what impact it should have on your life.

I don’t know anybody that takes less than market value to stay on a team that wants to be traded. That would be bad for business, right? That would kind of be really dumb.

I’ve pretty much been in every situation in terms of the roster… like roster spot 1-15.

So basically my, my foundation does this thing called gap coverage for, you know, students that apply for our scholarship program. What it means, it’s not like quote, unquote ‘full scholarship.’ They apply for financial aid and, and FAFSA and things like that. Then whatever’s not covered, my foundation covers.

I’m a real mellow guy, for the most part – yeah, no, not with Kobe. By far my favorite player of all time. His career was basically my childhood.

To feel forgotten about after averaging 20 points a game is an interesting experience. But it’s a lot better than feeling forgotten about and averaging four points a game.

The most powerful thing billionaires have isn’t their voice. It’s earth-shattering, continent-moving, war-starting amounts of money.

My grandmother and, and her father actually started a scholarship program in our church, you know, obviously, before I was born. And then my mom also owns a preschool, so, you know, education and giving back are just kind of in, in the genes, in a sense.

If I can reach a half-million people with the click of a button, that’s more powerful than finding half of a million people to give a dollar to.

I stand up for what I believe in and what I believe is right.

Taking something less than market value to be somewhere you don’t want to be? Bad for business.

Just like basketball, MMA is all about taking what you’re given and exploiting it as much as possible. Strength and stamina are important, but a clear mind might be your biggest asset. Of course, keeping a clear mind while someone twists your arm behind your head isn’t all that easy.

Look at KD and Kyrie, and they’re going to be ball-dominant. You’ve got to really recognize that and get the ball where it needs to go.

Nobody’s going to be able to do every single thing better than everybody. Not even LeBron does everything better than everybody else. It’s all about using your advantages.

I almost went to UCLA, they were my third choice. But they only sort of wanted me.

I like things that make sense in my head.

I’m definitely not an expert on public health.

I’m motivated for every single game.

I’ve worn a lot of different roles for this team – off the bench, starting, closer, point, off the ball, whatever it may be. So, that’s kind of how I view myself – the multi-purpose utility guy who helps keep the guys together, trying to make the sacrifice plays to help the team win.

Turning cash flows from contracts of professional athletes into securities is now possible through the power of blockchain.

These close losses, when they stack up, two, three, four, five in a row, they change the tenor of a season.

My dream was always to be a great PG and lead my team to an NBA title. So that’s what I’m fighting for and pursuing.

If I hit a game-winning shot, right, and I run back down the court and shake my teammates hands, it’s because I expected to make it. Because I’ve practiced or I feel I’ve worked harder than everybody else. So why would I then go nuts, go crazy if I expected to do that? People don’t understand that part about me.

If you really want to go after something, you have to keep hammering at the stone whether or not the first hit or the 100th hit breaks the stone. You’ve got to believe that the stone is going to break.

I never got in this to be a 3rd PG, or a backup. Nor did I get into this for money.

I’m my own man. I can do what I want.

I wanted to have a shoe as a professional, and that sparked that creativity and thought process of what that could be like if I could have my own.

My son is the most important person on the planet to me.

When you have people telling you they believe in you, it helps.

I finally feel like I have an NBA home in Brooklyn.

Shoe companies and endorsers influence team decisions all the time.