Jamal Crawford

“I'm into people that are not too full of themselves. Just regular.”

“If you're good to the game, the game is usually good to you.”

“I remember when I was 8 years old when I first started playing organized basketball, and the coaches had the kids in single file doing two-line layups and they were struggling to get the ball up there. Me, I'm doing reverse cradle layups with the backhand spins on it, like, jump from the right side and lay it up on the left side backwards.”

“I feel like I can get any shot I want. That's not to sound cocky or conceited. It's because I've played basketball basically every day of my life. So at some point, I've taken just about every shot there is. I've figured out the angles, almost like a pool shark. I know where to use the glass, which dribble I need and which spot I want to reach.”

“My confidence doesn't leave, honestly.”

“I've been scoring a lot longer than I haven't been in my life, so I can deal with the ups and downs of it.”

“I do what feels right.”

“Honestly, I want to be known as a great ball player, but it's more important for me to be known as a good person. Like seriously, the greatest gift you have as a person is to give something to somebody else.”

“Career wise, consistency is one of the keys to longevity. When you are consistent people know what they are going to get, and that's the foundation for having a long career.”

“I used to sneak into the Forum to watch the Lake Show, when I lived in L.A. with my pop. I was born in Seattle, and for fourth, and fifth grade, I went to L.A., then I came back to Seattle and then back to L.A. for eighth, ninth, and 10th grade. But it was easy to sneak in the Forum, like really easy.”

“My passion and love for the game has always kept me going.”

“I always say in my tweets, don't do something for credit. Do it because it's the right thing to do.”

“I like the fact that when I check in the game, the other players start getting nervous. The other team gets nervous. I like that.”

“I've never made an All-Star Game, but I've always had my peers' and coaches' respect around the league.”

“I don't take time off. If you've been out of a house for six months and then you come back in and you turn the light on, it might explode. It isn't used to be used. I keep my energy going. It's not a shock to the body when I start playing again. I don't have to 'get in shape.'”

“It's hard not playing.”

“No one grows up wanting to be a sixth man.”

“When you're in love with it you're willing to do whatever it takes, whether be it cold tubs, or massages, acupuncture, whatever it might be. I think when you love the game purely all those things you're willing to do is sacrifice.”

“I give Seattle credit for grooming me, making me the person I am today.”

“I would get mad if Kobe was like, 'I'm not going to shoot that much tonight.' No, no, no, that's your gift. The people want to see you do what you're going to do.”