Top 109 Quotes & Sayings by Baron Davis
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Baron Davis.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Wiggle is kinda like a word that I feel like I coined. It's being able to maneuver in and out, around defenders with the basketball.
Where I'm from, you don't really travel outside your neighborhood unless you're traveling with a bunch of people.
I think sports is the healing mechanism around the world.
Paul Feig has an incredible style that represents who he is. He wears a suit to work every day.
I want to create resolution and inclusion, so I created Black Santa because his eyes see no color.
Throw me to the wolves. I learn faster when I'm around wolves and sharks.
My dream was to play football at Notre Dame more than anything.
I'm a huge fan of Clyde Frazier and Earl Monroe.
My grandfather built a basketball court for me when I was 3 years old as a Christmas present, and I would go back there every day all day and just play basketball.
I feel like basketball is my outlet. Basketball is an opportunity for me to get all my emotions out.
So, a flop is basically tricking the referee into thinking somebody fouled you or maybe elbowed you in the face.
When I got hurt, I wanted to develop my skills from a storytelling perspective, do the work, read books. Develop things. To be the storyteller for basketball, period.
I played a lot at the school across the street from my house. That's how I started, really. Playing street basketball and challenging the guys out on the court who were older than me.
I never saw Black Santa growing up. I would have loved to.
I have thick skin.
UCLA is my heart, man. Crossroads changed my life, UCLA made my life.
Street basketball is all about shakes and fakes, crossing your defender up. The NBA is more strategic.
I can probably go down in history as the best backup point guard ever in NBA history.
I think basketball becomes an outlet for it, an opportunity to get that frustration out and forget about all the problems and things you have going on in your life outside.
I want to be able to let people who aren't used to seeing a Santa of color say, 'Wow, there he is.' It's time for America to diversify.
I used to like Tim Hardaway.
I was 5'3' when I was 15, but suddenly shot up to over 6 feet by the time I turned 18 and it was clear that an NBA career was up for grabs.
A 'wedgie' is exactly what you think it is. It's the ball getting stuck between the basket and the backboard.
When I was growing up we didn't have cable. All that came on Saturday morning was Notre Dame football, and I was there every time to watch it.
Where there's love, there's hate; where there's positivity, there's ignorance.
If you want to make a statement, wear purple.
I'm scared of heights and I'm scared of the ocean.
It was always like there was no doubt in anybody's mind that I was going to UCLA, so once UCLA started recruiting me, everybody started pushing me there.
Nobody cared about Baron Davis for so long, and then all of a sudden, it's like all these articles are coming out. People are passing judgment or thinking they know me.
Breakfast would be, like, egg whites with tomatoes, turkey sausage and feta cheese. Then for lunch I'd have salmon and spinach or something like that.
UCLA takes care of me. I'm a Bruin for life.
I always had my basketball. So when I showed up at the playground, everybody knew what I wanted to do.
I've played at Rucker Park a couple of times. It's cold blooded. It's hype in there, real hype.
When you're 20 and going to the draft, everybody is telling you what you should wear. I kind of succumbed to peer pressure on that one.
My grandmother knew nothing about sports. She still didn't even when I went to the NBA. She never really cared too much about sports. She only cared about me being a good person.
I can tell by body language who wants a shot and who's going to make it and who's going to take a bad shot.
Usually guys like Chris Paul, Lebron James, they will steal the ball from you. Stay away from those guys.
There was a gap in minority heroes in animation, books, and storytelling for me as a kid, and being a father now, I felt the responsibility I had to the next generation to create stories that allow us to wish and dream and build worlds that inspire young people who haven't traditionally had these heroes to look up to.
One thing I am is a leader and if I'm not allowed to lead, then I have to follow. So then I want to be the best follower that I can.
For me, basketball was the way I was able to hone my leadership skills during the heat of competition.
As a parent, you worry about kids' safety and the world they're living in.
Movies play a very important part in my life and I think the most number of films are made in India.
I've always been fascinated with storytelling.
I want people to come to Clipper games and smile. I want people to come to Clipper games and be entertained and dance and laugh.
No, no, no, I'm not a fashion show type of dude.
I'm the king of L.A.
I'm like a kid, so I try to avoid haircuts as much as possible.
In street ball, you really don't care about playing defense, unless it's some kind of flashy steal or a big block where you bat the ball across the court, but all you're really worried about is scoring.
I played with a herniated disk that I didn't find out was herniated until I tore my meniscus.
Take your time to really learn and study the fundamentals of your pursuit, so that one day, your fully developed skill set will allow you to grow into a leader.
If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.
Nothing will ever outshine, for me, the countless children whose eyes and imaginations I've seen light up when meeting Black Santa and understanding that there's a character of pure good out there that represents them.
If the Clippers need me, I could come in there and turn it around.
A lot of times getting double- or triple-teamed, like triangle-and-two, it just made me be more of an all-around player.
Basketball saved my life.
I grind. I hustle. I don't have time to get no haircut.
When I was growing up, my grandmother cooked every day. She is the best chef ever.
There's not a lot of hope coming from the inner city.
I love basketball; I play every day.
I can dominate a game at any point.
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