Top 26 Quotes & Sayings by Lorenzen Wright

I'm always talking about getting playing time. If I don't do anything about it when I do get the opportunity, all that talk is about nothing.

I need to be challenged so I can get better.

I watched a lot of great players come through Memphis.

I get fired up in big games. Other guys might get scared, but with me, my intensity overrules my jitteriness.

I feel confident in my abilities.

It makes me happy that I've been able to accomplish so much.

I have a trophy case at home.

I can play four, and I can play five.

Everybody knows that rebounding is my strong point, so they're boxing me out. I've just got work harder.

When you're young, you know, you want to do all the things other kids are doing. Play video games. Sit in the house and eat potato chips. Just play or whatever.

I prefer playing tough teams. It's going to make me better.

My father taught me not to be scared of anything.

Playing in the NBA has been a lifelong dream.

I know I'm good enough to be a starter and I'm a much more productive player when I get starter minutes. But I don't have to start. That's not me.

All I ask is let me practice the position I'll play.

My dad is a great role model.

I wanted him to share in some of my success. Why wouldn't you want your friends with you in the good times?

Guys that are playing in the last year of their contracts are playing for their livelihood and that tends to come off as selfish.

I love playing team ball, but that doesn't happen when most players are in the last year of their deals.

I'm not the type player who's going to come out and get you 30 points a night, but I'm gonna give you 150 percent.

Hey, the Clippers are a good NBA basketball school. Helps out all the young guys who come into the league. It's not a fast team, not like a real NBA team. All the players have to worry about is improving on their own. You are there for your first few years. They teach you a little bit about the game, and then they let you go.

I'm not worried about points.

If you're playing basketball, you're going to get your shot blocked.

I'm gonna run the floor. I'll do the best I can.

When I'm running and I think I can't run any more, I also think that my dad can't run at all, and it keeps me going.

I'm a hard worker.