A biography for Iman Shumperthasn’t been written yet.
“The NBA actually encourages balanced living. Realistically, basketball only takes up about six hours of your day before it becomes counterproductive.”
“As long as my daughter likes me, I'm good.”
“Truth is, none of us professional athletes are ever 100 percent healthy. We just decide what we're going to tape up and push through without making it worse.”
“I'm glad Phil Jackson got the rings for Chicago. You traded me away from New York, cool. It's all business; it's all love, whatever. But I'm a grownup now. You not my hero no more.”
“I like art; if I could just draw pictures all day, I would, but I can't; I'm horrible. I practiced at it, still didn't get better - gave it up. I'm good with words, though, so I write music, poetry; sometimes I just journal in my phone.”
“Usually, if I do a good job in the plus/minus category, I know I've had a good game.”
“I'm not making music to get played in a club.”
“I'm a culture guy. I sort of know all the familiar ingredients to get something going. Once everyone starts to buy in collectively, then that culture can start being built.”
“I don't like video games.”
“When I was growing up, all my cousins had high-top fades. I thought it would be cool to see how long I could grow a high-top.”
“I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.”
“It don't matter who scores; we just got to win.”
“I was called fool's gold. That's what I was called in the draft combine. That's how I remember it. I took it personal.”
“Because of what I've saved, I don't really have a lot of worries about money.”
“I'm a people person. I'm a hugger.”
“My music, you know I'm not lying about anything, and the way you can tell is how in-depth I can get about everything I'm talking about.”
“If I bring positive energy to the court, most times, I can get that back.”
“I like to paint pictures with words, 'cause I can't draw for anything.”
“Everything was always a pretty up and down for me. It's always been an uphill battle as far as getting respect goes.”
“I can go toe-to-toe with somebody with my shoes. But you can't do it with LeBron, 'cause what shoe does he not have?”