Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Jabari Parker - Page 2

I know nobody likes practice, nobody enjoys it, but you have to build some type of excitement and expectation and learn something.

My parents, they come from different backgrounds. They don't even value money.

I wouldn't express myself as shy. I have to be in my comfort zone, like everybody else. You have to take time to feel people out. You can't give them too much at once.

People in life have those issues - ups and downs - and I'm just a trailblazer to show whatever you do, you always get up. No matter how far you fall, you always get up.

I don't put stuff out in the media. I don't do that.

I loved being poor, because it teaches you humility.

I look at myself as one of the silly, goofy kids that walks around the halls and has fun. I'm just like everybody else.

You've got to stay in the weight room because those type of exercises relieve stress and tension. It's just like a stretch, when you do weight-lifting programs and regimens.

I'm the type of person, I don't like to make a big deal out of problems.

I can't be complacent and have to be aggressive. Sometimes I can be too nonchalant in a game.

I deal with expectations by not putting myself higher than the team.

You don't need a ton of moves to get to where you want to be. You don't have to expend energy in a wasteful way. That doesn't mean not playing hard. It means playing smart.

Sleep is so essential.

I never support it when people want to play it safe.

I played a lot of 4. Even in high school.

No matter how far I get into my career, even if I get hurt again, it's just a part of who I am. On the flip, I'm a warrior, I'm a soldier, I get up. As many times as I fell, I've still gotten up, and that's way more rewarding to me than any other thing that I've ever accomplished, and I'm proud of that.

I have dreams after basketball.

I have big goals and dreams.

It was always a goal of mine to be in the NBA.

Without my church, without my teaching of good morals, I wouldn't be the Jabari that I am today. It's the foundation that my family stands on. If we do things on a consistent basis that are positive, it'll all work out.

I want a hard-working head coach that will push me.

I'm a man of habit.

I want to play at the highest level, the NBA, and one day be one of the greatest basketball players ever.

A lot of people say I do play like Carmelo Anthony. That's just a great saying of my game.

I focus on the team.

When you grow up where healthy food isn't easily accessible, you eat a lot of processed food and whatever else is available - McDonalds, fast food, cheap food.

Mostly in high school, when peer pressure took its big hold on me, that's when I started getting into my faith, and that helped me out so much.

My brother, Christian, helps me stay focused and grounded.

I pray that God keeps me safe on the floor, and that I'm able to have a good attitude towards my teammates.

If you can get through losses, you can get through wins.

My dad is more credible than almost anybody I know. Growing up, I think I took for granted having a father in my life. I know I shouldn't have been like that. A lot of my friends didn't have a father, so for so many people he was the father figure. I look at the way he's lived his life, sacrificing so much.

Everyone thinks I'm so different, but it's a good different. My faith keeps me grounded.

My dad taught me to be professional, to treat others the way you want to be treated, to be selfless, to give more than you receive and to always give your best effort.

Yeah, as a kid I didn't really have a lot to be proud of.

I don't look for anything about fame.

The great players always have that one older player, that one vet they competed against who was older.

I'm a willing passer. And I rebound.

I don't aspire to be the richest man.

I dreamed of playing in college one day, but the bigger dream was to play against the best talent.

Just be the same person you are in the dark that you are in the light.

It never gets any easier. But I will get stronger. Because my story is far from over.

I think in college they give you a chance to really mature, form yourself and build relationships. I think that’s what a team is all about, and when you build relationships, it shows on the court and that brings out success. I love the whole attitude of staying in college to take advantage of a free education. I just felt like Kentucky wasn’t a fit for me. The whole attitude and approach of the one-and-dones, that’s good for them, that’s their decision. But I think [Duke] Coach [Mike Krzyzewski] is a guru of basketball. I want to learn from one of the best.

Basketball is what I do, it’s not who I am.