A biography for Gilbert Arenashasn’t been written yet.
“That's what I was known for: I was a gym rat.”
“Dreams do come true, no matter what people say.”
“I'm mentally strong.”
“People call me all kinds of things, I guess, because I'm a little different. I'm never what they expect.”
“Some people just can't forgive. And that's just the way life is. You know, I can't forgive some things, either.”
“Some people would rather not go to arenas; they'd rather just sit at home and watch the game at home or play on the computer.”
“If you have a defensive concept, you're going to play defense. If you don't have a defensive concept, and you have an offensive concept, then you're going to play offense.”
“When you're a scorer, you are thinking about scoring, and everything comes easy.”
“I look at my elders as the leaders.”
“40-minute game at Duke - they got soft rims - I'd probably score 84 or 85. I wouldn't pass the ball. I wouldn't even think about passing it. It would be like a 'NBA Live' or an 'NBA 2K7' game: you just shoot with one person.”
“Everything is mental, but if you just remember to stay with your same technique, you will be fine. If you stay confident, make sure you are doing the same thing over and over; the free throws will fall.”
“For me and Washington, it was like I was in a dark tunnel, and the light was really far away.”
“You can't fault a player because he got injured.”
“I'm a huge gamer and have been playing 'NBA Live' since 1995.”
“They welcomed me here in Orlando and wanted me to just be me.”
“I always have something going on.”
“Since I was small, my dad and I have always been friends. He was never really hard on me. He never really pushed me to basketball.”
“If you have a kid that loves basketball - that eats, sleeps, drinks, and thinks basketball, and all he knows is basketball - and he gets hurt, and he's your franchise player, you need to hold him back from himself.”
“It's amazing and different being a celebrity in D.C.”
“I don't think anyone's worth $100 million if Michael Jordan wasn't, but hey, that's what Abe Pollin thought I was worth, and if someone puts $100 million in front of you, you're gonna take it, too.”