Gilbert Arenas Quotes

United States, Basketball Player
January 6, 1982

Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. (/əˈriːnəz/; born January 6, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Arenas attended Grant High School in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, and accepted a scholarship offer to the University of Arizona late in his junior year. He entered the 2001 NBA draft and was selected in the second round (31st pick) by the Golden State Warriors.

You don't want to be too uptight about anything. Especially your job.

Gilbert Arenas
- Job
- Want
- Uptight
I want to be the best at whatever I do. I don't care who gets in the way.

Gilbert Arenas
- Way
- Best
- Care

This sport is just crazy. Your worst enemy in college is your teammate and friend when you get to the NBA. Who would have thought it?

Gilbert Arenas
- Crazy
- Sport
- NBA
Individual honors come with team success.

Gilbert Arenas
- Success
- Team
- Individual
As happy as I am off the floor, on the floor I am the opposite. I don't take any crap.

Gilbert Arenas
- Happy
- Opposite
- Floor
I lost all feeling a long time ago. Basketball is basketball. It doesn't matter what floor I'm on.

Gilbert Arenas
I like when somebody says something negative about me because I can put it back in their face.

Gilbert Arenas
- Face
- Negative
- Says
It's hard to get recognition when your team is losing.

Gilbert Arenas
- Team
- Losing
- Recognition

It sucks the way the world works. You can do a hundred things for people, but you do one bad mistake and everyone crucifies you and that's all they want to remember.

Gilbert Arenas
- People
- Remember
- Mistake
If your heart is bigger than the biggest guy on the team, then you're the biggest guy on the team.

Gilbert Arenas
- Heart
- Team
- Biggest