Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Kenyon Martin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Kenyon Martin.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a power forward, he played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of China. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was named the national college player of the year during his senior season. Martin was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. He was an NBA All-Star in 2004.

American - Athlete | Born: December 30, 1977

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I have feelings, but not when it comes to basketball. I'm here to win. I'm not here to make friends.

Kenyon Martin

Basketball is what got me out of the projects. It got my momma the house she never had, the car she never had. Nobody is going to get the best of me. You might score more points than me, but you're going to know you were in a dogfight.

Kenyon Martin

I know the game well. I'm a student of basketball; I know what it takes to win.

Kenyon Martin

People don't know. People are ignorant. They feel that if you stutter, then you're slow or whatnot.

Kenyon Martin

Of course there's some things that I would have liked to have... none of my friends growing up had their father in the house. None of 'em. We had uncles and stuff like that, but nobody had a father in the house, none of my friends.

Kenyon Martin

I don't back down. Like, I don't know how to flop. That's never been a part of my game. For me to know if a guy likes to turn left shoulder or right shoulder in the post, I have an advantage. Or if he likes to go left all the time, I have an advantage. Or if he can't make open jump shots, I have an advantage.

Kenyon Martin

I didn't have a father when I was growing up, and I vowed to be there with my kids.

Kenyon Martin

If you're a kid, it's all you think about if you stutter. Kids can be so mean. My grades suffered. Class participation weighs heavy in grading, and I wouldn't open my mouth to read or talk in front of anyone.

Kenyon Martin

I think I'm pretty coachable. I do what coaches ask of me.

Kenyon Martin

Aint nobody here think we could get no win but us

Kenyon Martin

I do good when people doubt me. When someone says I can't do something, I want to do more. I won't back down from anybody.

Kenyon Martin