Iman Shumpert

“I don't think I have whatever that thing is that makes some athletes bad with money.”

“I can't have people always having their opinions floating my way.”

“As I go back and look at the film, if I look at my first year, every time I caught the ball, I was looking to do something.”

“My worst day, I'm just going to try and smile.”

“I like playing in Chicago.”

“I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'”

“Some people read. I like to put words together.”

“I believe all men that are desired by masses of women due to looks, drive, and character are all more than likely to be seeing multiple women (Rightfully so if they are single).”

“I've started most of the time I've been in a Knick jersey, so I just think they want me to bring a certain energy every night. They want me to bring that defensive presence because they know I can make something out of nothing on defense, and I think they just want me to bring that defensive presence every day.”

“Ever since I was little, I wanted to win the NBA championship.”

“Of course there's going to be times when I'm going to have to step up and knock down corner 3s, but I don't want to settle all the time.”

“In Chicago, growing up there, that's how we played. You play for something more than just yourself. You play to win, and that's all that really matters.”

“I wanted to go the NBA and win a championship because I've never seen a grown man cry the way Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan cried when they won a championship.”

“The way I rap isn't about me boasting. Rarely will I do that.”

“I express myself through song when I can't let people in on my thoughts otherwise. I need the creative process.”

“Ray Allen's diet was insane. He was trying to break it down to me what he ate and how disciplined he tries to stay. When you're a 21 year-old, you're not used to that. He was doing Paleo and experimenting with all types of things.”

“Everyone will say something about confidence or something if you miss a couple shots. You've just got to keep shooting.”

“You may have to change how you guard somebody because of how they play. But the mindset stays the same - making people uncomfortable, making them do what you want them to do instead them dictating on offense.”

“It's cool to be on a team where we don't know who's going to score it.”

“I think that for my sport, the core is the most important. I mean, really in all sports, but especially in the sport I play, I keep my core right and try and keep that up no matter what I'm doing.”