Chauncey Billups Quotes
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I love my life. I love this ESPN thing; it's been fun.
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That's kind of been my entire career, the stress and pressure.
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I'm obviously not a politician, nor do I have the desire to be one, but I'm a conscious citizen.
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I'm not the fastest player, but you can't really play up on me because my handles are good enough where I can get around you. But you can't play off of me, because I can shoot. And if smaller guys try to defend me, I'll back them down. I'm a good post player.
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The kind of leader and teammate that I was, at every stop I made, I was always honest with guys and honest with myself. I think that was the reason I grew to have the reputation I had in the league.
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If you give him a 3-point shot, you might as well count it. I'd rather have Steph Curry beat me 14 points and 14 assists than let him get 40. Because his 40 is just so loud. And it's because of those 3s.
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The confidence level that Steph is playing with now, obviously, you won't totally stop him. If I'm playing against him right now, I think I'd try to pick him up full court, get the ball out of his hands, try to be a little physical.
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Anytime you can grace the cover of any videogame, that means that you're on that level. That you're one of the best.
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I can remember me and my cousin always fighting. He was a big Bulls and Michael Jordan guy.
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We don't just hop out of bed, scratch our eyes, and become an NBA baller. It's a process. It's a tough grind that you have to go through that people don't understand.
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My wife cooks, I clean. Then I go to practice, come home, and take a two hour nap. I wake up, shave my head, then it's time to ball.
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I can do a lot more by shooting from outside, score inside, penetrate, and make opportunities for others.
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A lot of time, you play well and you do good work, but you are not on a good team, so it really doesn't mean anything.
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I am a big music guy. Hip-hop, R&B, old school, jazz.
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Everybody has their own desires.
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What bothered me more than if LeBron left or not was that I didn't think they had great assets if you have to do a rebuild. It was more that than Bron. Bron and I have always had an amazing relationship.
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I have great respect for Dan Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and I greatly appreciate the discussions we had regarding their organization.
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I've accomplished everything I tried to accomplish in basketball.
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I liked being home playing in front of my people, but I just did not like the situation because I was playing shooting guard, and that is not my position. I would play it if someone like Rip got hurt, but to do it for an entire season, that is not my position. I got it done when I was asked to do. But inside, I know that is not me.
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I played football first. I love football. I'm a die-hard Broncos fan. I loved football, but in the offseason, I started playing basketball, and I just fell in love with the game. I've been playing basketball ever since 5th grade.
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Not that I shouldn't have been traded - everyone gets traded at some point. But the way that it went down wasn't justifiable.
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The game was very, very good to me. I felt like I was equally as good to the game the way I played it and the way I respected it and the way I carried myself through the process.
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I got 'Smooth' when I was growing up. I got 'Bigshot' playing in Detroit. People who know me from Denver call me 'Smooth.'