Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Jared Dudley

I think in Brooklyn they respect the hustle and playing the right way and because of that, fans come out and support that.

Communication is crucial. That's why young teams aren't usually good because their communication's not good because they're not confident in the communication.

You don't really realize when you become a 'veteran' - it just sort of happens.

I wasn't the best at anything, but I wasn't the worst.

When guys feel like it's a contract year so you're forcing, you're stressing, you're trying to do that, what I try to tell them is GMs and scouts don't even look at your points per game. They look at your efficiency, your plus-minus. Everything's so analytical. You can average 15 and be a terrible analytic player - you're not going to get paid.

That's the beauty of getting old. You got to know your role on a team.

I wasn't really built for athleticism or speed, I always had to rely on my mind and my instincts.

Let me tell you, NBA free agency is wild. It's like an even worse version of speed dating.

When things go wrong, that's when you show your leadership. It's easy to be a leader when things are going well.

For me I want to be a voice and consummate professional, be in the weight room and stay after practice.

It's something I pride myself on because in the NBA a lot of people are good offensively but you can set yourself apart on the defensive end. I can bring a lot of energy.

My first game in Phoenix is something I'll remember forever.

Some of the good teammates, when it comes for me, has always been someone who interacts with your teammates - movies, dinners, buses, planes, and so what I tend to do is, the older I've gotten, I actually hang out with more younger guys than I do older guys.

When you start hitting some shots, you build some confidence.

That's the key to the NBA, everybody finding their roles.

I try and be very vocal. You know, talking to people and getting on guys. I try to help guys get in the right position whether it be on offense or defense.

You need two stars to win in this league.

Being a leader is natural to me.

I pride myself on being someone who does the little things and works hard.

People always say I can be a party planner because I'm really good at having to go and planning things out.

I feel like every team has to have a guy who gets under people's skin.

Even though I'm not a five-man, everywhere I've been, I've controlled a lot of defenses, transition defense and putting guys in the right position.

You get measured by how fast you run or how high you can jump or how you can dribble, and I just wasn't that kind of player.

For me, to see the ball go in once or twice, it breeds confidence.

I would say players have utmost respect for James Harden. For one, he's improved every year, and also, for me, as a shooter, he gets his shooters involved.

Few big men have possessed the rare combination of power, speed and agility of Shaq.

For me, that's one of my strong suits here in the NBA with reading defenses, moving side-to-side, going to pick-and-rolls.

When a team sticks together and plays for each other, it all usually works out in the end.

We don't trip if someone like Patrick Beverley is talking trash; that's how he feeds his family. We get it. We respect the hustle.

The quicker you can establish roles, the better chance you have of being a successful team.

I point out things on the floor that I see, so we can be successful as a team overall.

You can't just work hard enough in the NBA and be good. You have to work hard and smart.

You can find role players everywhere, but you can't find stars everywhere.

Who would've thought that Milwaukee would be the best thing for my career?

I try to try a new restaurant every week.

Every basketball player wants to wear their team's throwback jerseys.

Most athletes get in shape by playing.

I've had to guard Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki. I've had to guard the best person on the opposing team.

I've always been a team guy first.

Offensively, I have a high basketball IQ, I look to get everyone involved, set screens, take charges, get steals; all of the little things.

You show your character through the good times and the bad times and for me it's just about being professional.

At one point in the NBA in my second year, I was a two-guard.

I feel like I'm going to have a long career and you don't want to get a bad reputation for certain things.

You know how you toilet paper and egg somebody's house? I did it, right? But I did it back-to-back nights, Saturday and Sunday. They called the police. Good thing nobody got arrested but that was something embarrassing and stupid. Why would you do the same house twice? It was ridiculous.

As an athlete, it's all about confidence in general.

I'm always friendly.

I've hit a lot of big shots and missed a lot of big shots, and I'll continue to shoot them.

We as athletes want to be validated by your peers.

I think when you play the right way, you get rewarded and throughout my career it's been that way.

The players before me got this TV revenue so high that I can make money to support my family forever, and I feel like it's an obligation for us to leave the game better than when we first got it, for the future.

I just think that every situation that you go through, you get an opportunity. Sometimes you have to make your opportunities.

Amar'e and Nash are perfect in the pick and roll - Stockton and Malone types.

When you do your job on the court, that gives you more of a trust off the court.

I'm a big movie guy.

James Jones being a player, a champion, one thing that you knew about him that was really good was his work ethic.

I've always been a believer of taking a little bit of knowledge of every great player I played with.

Looking back, I truly appreciate just how fortunate I was to play with a guy like Steve Nash.

There are a lot of people out there that you can touch their heart by playing basketball.

A star player, even when he's not shooting the ball in crunch time, he's making the decisions and making the plays.

I knew at a young age what my limits were and what my strengths were.