Jaylen Brown Quotes
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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'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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LeBron's probably the best player in the world, so you just have to make it tough for him, make him take tough jump shots and things like that.
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People will come at me telling me to wear this or wear that. If I don't like it, I don't like it. They couldn't pay me to wear it. If it's something I can rock with, I'll rock it. I'm more interested in being completely authentic to me. In my opinion, being myself is making a statement.
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So basketball has always taken me places that I could have never imagined.
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One of the most subtle but aggressive ways racism exists is through our education system.
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There's bigger threats in my neighborhood than LeBron James, so I have no fear whatsoever of LeBron.
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I really like black. I love wearing black, different aesthetics and shades. I like earth tones. Those are my go-tos.
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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.
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I want to understand everything so I can put myself in a position to be successful.
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Reading is looked at like it's corny or lame, but you'd be surprised what you can find in a book.
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I've taken thousands of shots in the corner. It's all mental. That's all it comes down to, is to be ready, wait for your opportunity, and execute.
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Often, everybody is comfortable with their role in life, and they forget about the people who are uncomfortable.
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If I want any shot at getting on the floor, I gotta know what I'm doing defensively.
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I just want to develop and be the best player I can be.
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I always have a point to prove where I have a chip on my shoulder at all times.
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At the end of the day, basketball is basketball. You've got a whole life to live.
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At Berkeley, you wore a hoodie and pajamas and Birkenstocks, and that's swag. I was so thrown off. What I thought was cool wasn't cool no more, so I thought about what I actually liked. I started experimenting. I started wearing Birkenstocks. I wanted to dive into the culture.
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I don't want to come into a situation like the NBA and have to develop for two or three years. When I come in, I want to be a superstar.
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I would go to games like I go to dinner. If I come and wear something crazy, I'm just trying to be myself.