J. R. Smith Quotes
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I think just having everybody know who you are is more of a challenge. More than anything about it is just knowing people are watching. I know who I am, so it's watching things I say, what I do. Even if I'm in line at one of the rest stops or something, it's just being on my Ps and Qs at all times more than anything.
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I mostly play my dynasty or against someone in the hotel. I don't really like online games. I can't stand people yelling in my ear over a headset. I'd rather just play someone like Dwight Howard out in Orlando or people back home. For games like that, it's cool, but just signing on and playing random people, I hate it.
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I've been playing this game, fortunately for me, since I was three years old. That's one of the reasons why this game is so special to me.
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I went to Moses Malone's golf tournament in Houston, and I've been hooked ever since.
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I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
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Don't get in arguments with your coaches. If you have a certain opinion, express it to the best of your ability. But don't get on his bad side.
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Usually, it's the guys who want to get better so they can get more playing time who are always in the gym.
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I like to get physical on defense. I like to get up on a guy as much as possible. I actually need to calm down, though.
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Trying to think about the rest of the team over myself or my scoring is something that I never really had to do before.
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I definitely want to come back to Cleveland. The coaches, the team, everything about the situation, it's perfect for me.
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Every person that's in the NBA should experience playing in New York at least once in their career.
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I'm good friends with Lee Westwood. Bubba, Rickie Fowler. A few of the top hitters.
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My iron game. I get into trouble a lot with my driver, so I tend to hit 3-wood off the tee.
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I can't even go down to the park anymore back home in Newark, New Jersey because my homeboys won't let me play. They tell me I'm too big time, too Hollywood, so they won't let me play out there no more.
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My parents, my family, that's the biggest inspiration in my life. I've been in a lot of dark spots in my life, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to get out of it, but they are who they are. They followed me. They yelled at me. They screamed at me. They loved me.
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I've gone on streaks where I haven't shot the ball well here, but I was always making up for it in other areas, so it wasn't as big. It's just a part of the game. I got to do better with it.
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I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.
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'Where is your million-dollar shirt?' I'm like, 'It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on.'
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Building stuff. Lifting blocks. That's how I got stronger. I never lifted weights. I just did masonry work with my pops.
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If someone told me, 'I'm gonna give you $600 million, but I'm going to take your hair'? Take my hair!
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Whenever someone says something bad about you, just confront them on it and just be a man and own up to it. If you said something you shouldn t have said, and it's important to somebody you need to talk to, you need to go talk to them. Be a man. Step up.
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It's difficult losing, but it's even more difficult when you didn't make a shot. I could see the ball just didn't go your way on an out-of-bounds play or something like that, but when you're just not making them, it's frustrating.
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My dad is easily one of my biggest inspirations to play this game. To hear people talk bad about me, it hurt me because I know it hurts him, and that's not who I am. I know he raised better, and I know I want to do better.
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I love running the floor and doing crazy dunks. I think I bring a lot of enthusiasm to the team.