Jaylen Brown Quotes
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I wake up every day doing what I love to do. I love to play basketball.
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The fans care about somebody who cares about them. It's not all about somebody who can put the ball in the cup. I think that's my calling.
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There's this idea of America that some people have to win and some have to lose, so certain things are in place to make this happen. Some people have to be the next legislators and political elites, and some have to fill the prisons and work in McDonald's. That's how America works. It's a machine which needs people up top and people down low.
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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.
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I'm overly confident. I believe in myself 100 percent. I believe in my game, and I believe in my work ethic.
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Before you can lead anybody else, you gotta put yourself in the right position to be successful.
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LeBron's a good player, but I look at him as just a regular guy to me.
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A lot of players get to a certain point they don't want to make mistakes. They just want everyone to see how great they are. That ends up being their downfall. You put a cap on yourself.
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I'm just going to keep working to show people what I can do.
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I really feel like there's nothing I can't do on the floor.
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I'm not really worried about anybody or anything. I think I have a lot to offer. It's just, with your rookie year, your body, it's just a lot. It may seem foolish, all those dunks and stuff: they look cool, but it takes a toll on your body, for sure.
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When I open my mouth and talk, sometimes people say they are amazed of my intellect. I don't know if that's because I truly speak in a way that people can understand or feel a certain way, or because they don't expect it. I don't know. That's something I am curious about.
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Everything is educational.
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I had attached my life to basketball so closely that it made me physically ill.
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I can remember back when I was getting ready for the NBA, going through media training, going to certain camps - they almost teach you to not say anything that will get you any backlash or not say anything out of the norm, and what you're saying could be true to yourself.
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Athletes aren't allowed to have an opinion. It's tough. Athletes are evolving right in front of our eyes. You see athletes who are politicians, etc., and still, we're told to shut up and dribble.
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When I got to Cal, they tried to put me in safe classes, things I could succeed at. I went to Cal for an education. That's definitely problematic. You see athletes taking majors that don't add up to anything.
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Playing in front of your home crowd, they can almost be like the best sixth man in the league, especially being in Boston.
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Jae Crowder, he's like my big bro.
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Sports and education, I think they overlap.
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I'm strong enough to guard the big guys and have enough heart to lock them down.
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So basketball has always taken me places that I could have never imagined.
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I try not to think about the things I can't control.
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I've worked on my shot because that's what people have been critiquing me on my whole life. I've gotten a lot better at it, and I continue to get better at it.