Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Spencer Dinwiddie - Page 2

To feel forgotten about after averaging 20 points a game is an interesting experience. But it's a lot better than feeling forgotten about and averaging four points a game.

It's fun to be tasked with making plays and being allowed that freedom. It's everything I really dreamed of in the NBA.

My son is the most important person on the planet to me.

I feel like it's never too early to start planning your future and learning about business off the court.

When you venture out on your own, you know you may make more money, you may make less money.

I just think in this life, you're always gonna have people telling you what you can't do.

These close losses, when they stack up, two, three, four, five in a row, they change the tenor of a season.

If I had been healthy and projected in the top 20 and then fell into the second round I'd have been hurt. But I knew that possibility was likely and I was ready.

People may not like what I have to say - obviously, I get the sarcastic nickname of 'Siri,' because they say I know things.

My family has a history in philanthropy, and I want to continue that legacy.

You know, been on non-guaranteed deals, been a second round pick, been kinda, sorta viewed as a first round pick.

They gave me my chance, and I'm forever indebted to Brooklyn.

Iron Man is my favorite superhero.

If you really want to go after something, you have to keep hammering at the stone whether or not the first hit or the 100th hit breaks the stone. You've got to believe that the stone is going to break.

I was 6-4, about 155 at the end of high school and averaged like 11, 12 points and nine assists a game.

I'm a real mellow guy, for the most part - yeah, no, not with Kobe. By far my favorite player of all time. His career was basically my childhood.

Nobody's going to be able to do every single thing better than everybody. Not even LeBron does everything better than everybody else. It's all about using your advantages.

Having a kid, it really puts a lot of things in perspective, and really kind of shows you what love is, and what it should be and what impact it should have on your life.

You just feel good when you know you've got something nice on, something special.

If you misquote me, I'll come out and be like, they misquoted me. This is what I said. This is exactly how I meant it. Whether you believe me or not, don't really care.

There have been ups and downs obviously. But my bright spots have been bright enough for me to believe that I belong. And what I do day to day in practice, I have confidence from that work ethic.

I almost went to UCLA, they were my third choice. But they only sort of wanted me.

The top 100 guys overseas could play in the NBA, right? But a lot of times, it's about that opportunity, about that fit.

I basically started to adopt the mentality of, I'm going to say what I'm going to say. I'm not going to apologize about it. At the very least, y'all are going to know what I'm thinking.

At the end of the day, it's about winning.

I finally feel like I have an NBA home in Brooklyn.

All the cliche stuff that everybody says but doesn't necessarily take to heart, that's honestly all you can do. All you have to do is put your best foot forward every time you get on the floor and stay ready and hopefully have the blessing of staying healthy and take advantage of the opportunities when you get them.

My grandmother and, and her father actually started a scholarship program in our church, you know, obviously, before I was born. And then my mom also owns a preschool, so, you know, education and giving back are just kind of in, in the genes, in a sense.

My belief in myself never wavered.

I'm motivated for every single game.

I don't really search for typical or more traditional validation because of the role that I've had and understanding what that kind of means in the scope of things.

My job is to help the team win games to the best of my ability.

My little brother's 5-9 and doesn't play basketball at all, but if he was 7-foot and one of the most talented people in the world, then I would assume he would be Jarrett Allen.

When you have people telling you they believe in you, it helps.

So basically my, my foundation does this thing called gap coverage for, you know, students that apply for our scholarship program. What it means, it's not like quote, unquote 'full scholarship.' They apply for financial aid and, and FAFSA and things like that. Then whatever's not covered, my foundation covers.

Sometimes, you just need hobbies.

I'm in the mode of acquiring knowledge and relationships on the business side and it's paramount that you learn as much as you can and have the best resources.

I grew 3 inches every year of my high school career. I went from 5-7 to 5-10 to 6-1 to 6-4, so I was really small.

I tore my MCL and medial and lateral meniscus, too. All in one play and the first time I was really injured.

I experienced the G League in two forms: one as an assignment player, and then one of actually being in the G League after I got cut by the Bulls. Obviously, both situations are different. You actually sort of still get treated like an NBA player when you're on assignment. When you're in G League on contract, you're down there for real.