Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Patrick Beverley - Page 2

I just have an ability to heal quicker than others I guess.

When you're in L.A., you have a different platform than playing anywhere else. Brighter lights. Bigger media.

When things get hard you've got to run with it, and when things get good you run with it.

So what if you have two points? As long as we win, what does it matter? What if you don't have no points?

I played for Miami, with LeBron. They cut me. I got drafted by the Lakers, they traded me to Miami. Bron got there, they cut me. I remember it like it was yesterday. So yeah, it's a chip on my shoulder.

I call a spade a spade. If you're doing things the wrong way, I'm going to let you know regardless if you're the max-contract guy on the team or the two-way guy on the team.

My story is all about proving myself, no matter what level I'm on.

I could care less about coaches asking players to rest or not. It's up to you to play or not, and if you don't, you're disrespecting the game.

I just go out there and play basketball. I play basketball the way I'd play if I was at the park. There's no motives with me. I'm all for the team, and that's how I play.

We understand that you can't play all 82, trust me, with injuries and all that. But if you're feeling OK - a lot of people have been banged up, but if you're feeling OK, then you should play. That's what you get paid for. That's what fans deserve. The fans definitely deserve that.

I have the mindset of a coach. I have to think, what would a coach think? How would a coach feel if I'm playing a guy a certain way?

That's one thing I never wanted to do in basketball is get comfortable.

Kobe taught people how to work hard, he taught you how to work hard. He gave you the blueprint of what you should do to be a successful basketball player, and work hard.

I love playing against my friend D-Rose.

I feel like I can play with any team. Whatever team that is, I feel like I can make an instant impact.

I can't turn my aggression off and I can't turn it on; it's just instilled in me and that's how I play.

If that's my job to lead and if that's my job to go out there and play defense, take charges, dive into the stands, then that's what I'm going to do if that's what it takes to win basketball games.

Me and J-Lin are really good friends.

If I have something to do, an event to do, I am taking it serious. I remember those times when I wish I had events to do.

The Lakers, obviously, that's L.A.'s team. The Clippers and Clippers fans are put on the backburner a little bit and can go unnoticed due to the championships, due to the people who played there.

When you're playing a good team, not too many point guards want to go one on one. When you're playing a not-so-good team, teams that are fighting to make the playoffs, guys are going to want to try and get their own. It's just a different read of each team.

My mom tells me this a lot: My approach is very different from a lot of people. I don't have a subtle approach.

I think my biggest trait is to play extremely hard within the rules of the game.

When you come to a new team, especially in the middle of the season, you don't want to come in and be ball dominant.

If a guy hits seven contested threes, tip your hat off to him. Good game. But in most of the cases, that won't happen.

I'm more of a go-out-there-and-get-it-done-by-any-means type of guy that don't care what name is on the back of the jersey or what name is on the front of the jersey.

J-Lin is a phenomenal playmaker. He can pass the ball with either hand, left or right. Me, I'm more of a quick, defensive spot-up shooter.

There's only way to get in game shape. That's to play in games.

That's the greatest thing about America, freedom that we have.

The city of Houston's been great to me.

You get rid of the mistakes by playing hard.

I can shoot the 3. I can play off the catch. I get offensive rebounds. And I still have a lot of energy left to defend.

I come from very humble beginnings.

Being a point guard in this league, you have to balance out people - the emotions and stuff like that.

I got hit in the face with quarters overseas.

I'm not physically intimidated by anyone unless the Man Above comes and walks into my face.

I'm not physically intimidated by anyone on this earth.

No matter what type of Christmas you have, if you woke up and you seen a bike there, you remember it.