A biography for Harrison Barneshasn’t been written yet.
“This is the NBA, so there's basketball and then there's business.”
“I've been very fortunate throughout my life with a number of opportunities, a number of great people that have helped me be in the position that I am today to be an NBA basketball player and to be living out my dream.”
“There's going to be a time when the ball stops bouncing and you have to move on to something different, whatever that is.”
“You always want to look nice.”
“I have respect for the greats, like Jay-Z.”
“As a player, you always want to know what you can do. At the end of your career, you can look back and say, look, I was able to get this much out of my playing career and I was able to become this type of player. I think that's what allows you to sleep well at night.”
“Basketball is such a good platform to be able to have a real impact on kids. We don't have all the answers, but we can tell kids the importance of asking questions and working hard. Maybe they go to their teacher and ask questions because their favorite player told them it was a good thing to do.”
“If you're guarding a guy like Carmelo, obviously you have to stay close to him because he can get hot.”
“Just because I shoot a lot of threes doesn't mean I can't still get up.”
“Since I was the No. 1 recruit I heard a lot of similar stuff like that, LeBron James comparisons. You definitely have to respect what he's accomplished in this league.”
“At Carolina, I was surrounded by great players, and we felt like we were one of the more talented teams in the country. My job was to score. In the NBA, it's different.”
“I think if anybody has an opportunity to play professional basketball, to not transcend that into off-the-court endeavors is really a waste.”
“I think it's important that we as athletes do whatever we can to help kids, primarily helping kids of color.”
“My mother chose 'Jordan' as my middle name, as a nod to her favorite basketball player.”
“My sister-in-law actually lives in Johannesburg with her husband.”
“Interacting with different people who have different stories sparked my curiosity about what makes people not only good at what they do, but also good, period.”
“If you mess around, and you don't take every game as seriously as possible, there's going to be a time you get to the Finals and say look, 'We're not sharp right now.' At that point, there's nothing you can do.”
“I know that I won't be an athlete forever. I have to have a vision of what I want to be afterward.”
“Basketball is my first love, but it's not my only one.”
“When I was growing up I spent a lot of time at the Boys and Girls Club so I try to partner a lot with them to promote reading in the summers.”