Top 66 Baron Davis Quotes

Everything in moderation is what I always try to tell myself. But whether you’re an athlete or not, its always important to eat healthy.

Wiggle is kinda like a word that I feel like I coined. It’s being able to maneuver in and out, around defenders with the basketball.

I would love to go into coaching someday.

There’s not a lot of hope coming from the inner city.

Playing on the Clippers, that was the first time I really felt like I was like on an island by myself.

I can tell by body language who wants a shot and who’s going to make it and who’s going to take a bad shot.

Usually guys like Chris Paul, Lebron James, they will steal the ball from you. Stay away from those guys.

Where I’m from, you don’t really travel outside your neighborhood unless you’re traveling with a bunch of people.

I want to be able to let people who aren’t used to seeing a Santa of color say, ‘Wow, there he is.’ It’s time for America to diversify.

I want people to come to Clipper games and smile. I want people to come to Clipper games and be entertained and dance and laugh.

I got a bond with all my teammates. Well, the ones that’s real. The ones that I’m cool with, I’m cool with. It’s a bond and a brotherhood.

‘E.T.’ and ‘Star Wars’ were cult movies then and opened up a brand new world of adventure and mystery. But as much as I would have loved to be friends with E.T., I realized that following in the footsteps of Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan was more realistic.

My goals all along were to win state and play in the McDonald’s All-American game. I’m happy I was able to accomplish those things.

I played with a herniated disk that I didn’t find out was herniated until I tore my meniscus.

My grandmother knew nothing about sports. She still didn’t even when I went to the NBA. She never really cared too much about sports. She only cared about me being a good person.

My dream was to play football at Notre Dame more than anything.

Basketball saved my life.

UCLA is my heart, man. Crossroads changed my life, UCLA made my life.

It’s not fun if you’re sitting on the bench and aren’t playing during Christmas. Damn, dude, I could’ve been watching this at home with my family. As long as you get some camera action on Christmas time, it’s OK.

History lets you know exactly where you are today. And if you pay attention to it, it gives you a broad perspective of everyone. You can relate it to pretty much any time.

If you want to make a statement, wear purple.

Filming ‘The Drew,’ thinking a lot about story arcs and all that stuff, I thought about how my career ended. I decided I wanted to try to rewrite that.

If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.

No, no, no, I’m not a fashion show type of dude.

I was 5’3′ when I was 15, but suddenly shot up to over 6 feet by the time I turned 18 and it was clear that an NBA career was up for grabs.

I used to like Tim Hardaway.

I just like to write. You can’t play basketball 16 hours a day, so it’s just working out, working on your body, take a nap, watch some TV, watch some games, and write.

I’m the king of L.A.

Sometimes the Knicks just need to be the Knicks. And not the New York Knicks. What I mean by that is that they’re New York’s team and everybody is going to be focused on that. But they should learn to pace themselves, set goals and be patient with what they’re doing.

I think purple is a great color.

There was a gap in minority heroes in animation, books, and storytelling for me as a kid, and being a father now, I felt the responsibility I had to the next generation to create stories that allow us to wish and dream and build worlds that inspire young people who haven’t traditionally had these heroes to look up to.

One thing I am is a leader and if I’m not allowed to lead, then I have to follow. So then I want to be the best follower that I can.

I think basketball becomes an outlet for it, an opportunity to get that frustration out and forget about all the problems and things you have going on in your life outside.

I didn’t eat at many restaurants when I was younger. There wasn’t much in South Central anyways, except for fast food joints.

As a parent, you worry about kids’ safety and the world they’re living in.

I think, overall, the NBA and its players are really conscious about our role and what we do as role models.

I have thick skin.

I don’t mind following good leaders.

A ‘wedgie’ is exactly what you think it is. It’s the ball getting stuck between the basket and the backboard.

A lot of times, it takes you a while to grow, especially in this league, because year to year is different.

‘Elf’ is one of my favorites.

I’ve played at Rucker Park a couple of times. It’s cold blooded. It’s hype in there, real hype.

I think J.Crew has figured out a way to make young professional guys look cool with a polished suit that looks expensive but is actually affordable.

If the Clippers need me, I could come in there and turn it around.

Nothing will ever outshine, for me, the countless children whose eyes and imaginations I’ve seen light up when meeting Black Santa and understanding that there’s a character of pure good out there that represents them.

A lot of times you can fall into the trap of expecting too much before things actually happen.

I hope my son becomes the next Steph Curry.

I used to always brick. I used to always do like UCLA or Indiana late game, on the road, and I’ll always miss.

UCLA takes care of me. I’m a Bruin for life.

I’m like a kid, so I try to avoid haircuts as much as possible.

I can probably go down in history as the best backup point guard ever in NBA history.

I feel like basketball is my outlet. Basketball is an opportunity for me to get all my emotions out.

So, a flop is basically tricking the referee into thinking somebody fouled you or maybe elbowed you in the face.

It was always like there was no doubt in anybody’s mind that I was going to UCLA, so once UCLA started recruiting me, everybody started pushing me there.

Street basketball is all about shakes and fakes, crossing your defender up. The NBA is more strategic.

I played a lot at the school across the street from my house. That’s how I started, really. Playing street basketball and challenging the guys out on the court who were older than me.

I can pretty much tell which way a meeting’s gonna go in the first three or four minutes. Because if someone’s not taking me seriously, I’m definitely not taking them seriously.

For me, basketball was the way I was able to hone my leadership skills during the heat of competition.

People say all kinds of hurtful things, but I’ve learned to tune it out the best I can.

I never saw Black Santa growing up. I would have loved to.

Steph Curry – I haven’t seen anyone on his level, bringing that type of showmanship with excellence.

I can dominate a game at any point.

When I was growing up we didn’t have cable. All that came on Saturday morning was Notre Dame football, and I was there every time to watch it.

I love basketball; I play every day.

Tim Floyd was a guy from college who hadn’t won in the league and he still had that college coaching style of a dictatorship. He didn’t want to listen.

When I was growing up, my grandmother cooked every day. She is the best chef ever.