Jaylen Brown Quotes
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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 people didn't know why I went to Cal. The Bay Area, Silicon Valley, I wanted to put myself in that position where I'm not only successful on the court but off the court.
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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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I really feel like there's nothing I can't do on the floor.
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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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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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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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I wake up every day doing what I love to do. I love to play basketball.
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Jae Crowder, he's like my big bro.
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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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I'm just going to keep working to show people what I can do.
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I'm just trying to be the best basketball player, the best student, the best son, friend, etcetera. I'm just trying to get better in every facet.
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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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Everything is educational.
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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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I'm emotionally and physically ready for anything.
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I just try to be respectful of everybody.
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Sports and education, I think they overlap.
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I had attached my life to basketball so closely that it made me physically ill.
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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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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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I try not to think about the things I can't control.
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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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Playing in front of your home crowd, they can almost be like the best sixth man in the league, especially being in Boston.