Jaylen Brown Quotes

In life, if you stay quiet, you'll get left behind. So I had to learn to be more vocal and outgoing.

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• I just think Trump's character and some of his values makes him unfit to lead. For someone like him to be president and in charge of our troops? It's scary, to be honest.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • Character
  • Trump
  • Scary

• Sports is a unique thing in our country. It's so influential. It's almost like a sacrament for religion.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • Country
  • Sports
  • Unique

• I've been blessed to have a lot of mentors in my life that just have been good people and hard workers. Jae Crowder is one of them; Jimmy Butler is one of them.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • People
  • Life
  • Good

• I don't know if I like getting hit, but I try to draw contact.

  

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• Some people think racism has dissipated or no longer exists. But it's hidden in more strategic places.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • People
  • Racism

• I hate taking pills. Like, I probably haven't taken a pill in over 10 years.

  

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  • Hate
  • Taken

• You've got athletes who are politicians, venture capitalists, musicians, rappers, etcetera. It's becoming more of a popular thing to have other interests outside of basketball, and I think that's normal. Just like when people work day jobs, they have interest in sports, they do investments, they do all these other types of things.

  

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  • People
  • Work
  • Sports

• I'm not a guy that's going to shoot 10 3s a game - I like to get to the basket. But some of those shots I do gotta take. Some of those shots I gotta let fly.

  

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  • Guy
  • Game
  • Fly

• I disagree that an athlete can't be intelligent. Some people think that, in basketball, we have a bunch of masculine adults who don't know how to control themselves. They're feeble-minded and can't engage or articulate ideas. That's a narrative they keep trying to paint.

  

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  • People
  • Trying
  • Control

• I don't have any fear of failure whatsoever. I used to, and I told myself I wouldn't allow myself to anymore.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • Fear
  • Failure

• I'm not saying that players should go out and say random things, especially if they don't know anything about it. But I think players do know more than people give them credit for. People do research, and people are entitled to their own opinions.

  

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  • People
  • Random

• I think that's kind of who I am. I just try to be vocal and try to lead by example.

  

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• I definitely feel like you have an influence. I'm 21 years old, and I'm thinking about the kids that are from my neighborhood, from my community, that are looking up to me and seeing me handle myself a certain way, so I do feel a responsibility in that sense to handle myself a certain way in front of those guys.

  

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  • Up
  • Thinking
  • Kids

• The way the NBA is going forward with versatility and everybody being able to play multiple positions, I'll fit right in.

  

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• I think it's becoming cool to have mental toughness or to meditate. It's a thing, but I don't think people really understand the value of it.

  

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  • People
  • Value
  • Cool

• Embarrassment is where growth happens.

  

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  • Growth

• Who's to say because you're just a basketball player, or you are a basketball player, who's to say you can't chime in on other subjects or other important topics?

  

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  • Important
  • Player
  • Basketball

• Why, when an athlete says something, why is it downplayed or considered not OK? I've always challenged that notion.

  

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  • Why
  • Athlete

• The chips fall into place, but the educational experience I had at Cal, second to none.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • Experience
  • Fall

• More people care about LeBron James than some religious leader.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • People
  • Religious

• I learned to play chess at a young age, and I think that's where learning to plan things out and put things in position, that was the best thing for me.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • Age
  • Learning
  • Chess

• I don't believe in holding your tongue, especially if it's something you can directly benefit from or some people need to hear.

  

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  • People
  • Believe

• I'm not trying to be different. To me, I'm just being myself.

  

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  • Different
  • Trying

• In life, if you stay quiet, you'll get left behind. So I had to learn to be more vocal and outgoing.

  

  Jaylen Brown
  • Life