J. R. Smith

“Like, I'll wear a bright sweater with pants that are a more classic color.”

“When I first came into the league, I followed my parents for everything. Now, I'm really doing stuff on my own.”

“Winning is obviously the biggest thing. Because if you don't win, nothing really matters. You can have all the money in the world, and they can still call you a loser.”

“To play at the Mecca of basketball and the Garden every night, it's probably the greatest decision I've ever made to go to New York.”

“My teammates tell me to shoot the ball when I'm open. I feel like I'm open most of the time, so I shoot it.”

“My parents, my family, that's the biggest inspiration in my life. I've been in a lot of dark spots in my life, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to get out of it, but they are who they are. They followed me. They yelled at me. They screamed at me. They loved me.”

“It's difficult losing, but it's even more difficult when you didn't make a shot. I could see the ball just didn't go your way on an out-of-bounds play or something like that, but when you're just not making them, it's frustrating.”