Top 125 Quotes & Sayings by Rajon Rondo

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Rajon Rondo.
Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Rajon Rondo

Rajon Pierre Rondo is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, Rondo played two years of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being drafted 21st overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2006 NBA draft and subsequently traded to the Celtics in a draft-day trade. Rondo is a two-time NBA champion, four-time NBA All-Star, has earned four NBA All-Defensive Team honors including two First Team honors, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2012.

I take accountability for my actions.
I'm not a trash-talker.
I can do the little things, play defense, dive on the floor to get loose balls, things like that. — © Rajon Rondo
I can do the little things, play defense, dive on the floor to get loose balls, things like that.
Getting a tear in my ACL in 2012 puts a lot of things in perspective about being able to play the game.
I play the game hard; I play the game with an edge.
Everyone wants to believe Chris Paul is a good guy. They don't know he's a horrible teammate. They don't know how he treats people.
I don't mind being judged or pressure being put on myself.
I think I can run a team pretty well.
Hard work speaks for itself.
I try to be two or three steps ahead of my guy, my opponent.
That's what I'm a big believer in, giving everyone touches and energy on both ends of the floor.
What I pride myself on mostly is making the game easier for my teammates.
When we're able to get stops, get the ball off the glass and run, you never know who's going to get the ball. Everyone takes off, runs to their spots, and the ball just finds the open man.
Nothing happens overnight in this game. — © Rajon Rondo
Nothing happens overnight in this game.
Who doesn't want the ball? Everyone wants the ball; everyone wants to score.
I don't really read the papers.
Whether I start or I'm the guy to come off the bench, I'll do whatever it takes.
A lot of people didn't see me play in Sacramento. I think we had one TV game.
That's part of the NBA. It's a lot of ups and downs.
Hopefully I'll be a GM one day, or even a coach, teaching the game to the young guys.
People have been counting me out since Day One.
When I had older guys around me, I kind of leaned on them for advice and went through tough times.
I'm an extension of the coach on the floor.
Ask any player. You're only as good as your coach allows you to be.
You can get caught up in making and missing shots, but the game is so much more.
With the ball in your hands as the point guard, you want to be able to control the game and take care of it.
I am who I am. I don't try to be something I'm not.
I take pride in being a great teammate.
I try to watch film with teammates and help them as well, so that's just part of the game, part of playing.
I don't try to come in and act like I know it all, and that's why I put the extra work in of watching film, getting an understanding of what you want from personnel, each player.
I play the game the right way.
I've been basically challenged my whole life.
You can consider me stubborn, but I think I'm really intelligent.
I know I'm a winner.
I have no doubts about what my talents can do.
I think I stand up more often than I should on defense. I've got to be solid and continue to get better.
When everyone touches the ball, it gives you energy and life on defense.
No better way to bond than food. — © Rajon Rondo
No better way to bond than food.
I can't remember one bad time I had in Boston as far as where I got negative feedback from fans, no matter the first year we lost 18 straight or the following year we won a championship.
I don't want to be the hardest working guy in the gym.
Every night, I go out there, and I try to compete and win.
Star power is great, but at the end of the night, you need all 15 guys.
I play for myself, my family, and the fans.
You don't do charity work for publicity. Well, I know I don't. Everybody's different.
The only thing that can conquer hate is love.
If given an opportunity, knowing I'll play 36 minutes a night, I can perform at a high level. Spotty or inconsistent minutes, which have been the case in the past, then the numbers fluctuate.
I believe you learn every day.
I put a lot of work in. I watch film. I study. People may knock it, but I think it's what makes me great.
One-on-one is different than actually going through picks, hitting the floor, playing 5-on-5, getting back in transition, making quick moves without thinking about it.
I try to do what's best for the team. — © Rajon Rondo
I try to do what's best for the team.
I might be out of the league if I didn't have a guy like K.G. to show me the ropes and a coach like Doc Rivers.
When everyone touches the ball, it gives everyone energy, and that translates to the defensive end, where it all starts.
Playing for the Bulls, playing for big organizations, like Boston, you're going to be judged from Day One. It's part of it. You signed up for it.
I'm going to compete every possession.
My arms are pretty long.
Talk is cheap, but when you go out there and prove it - you're the first one to show up for practice, and you're the last to leave - that's how you lead by example.
I always feel like I can teach.
I just want a ring. Bottom line.
I'm not a dirty player.
There is no place on or off the court for language that disrespects anyone's sexual orientation. That is not who I am or what I believe, and I will strive every day to be a better person.
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