A biography for Jamal Murrayhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm not just here to get a paycheck and leave. I'm here to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever play.”
“When me and Joker are on, I don't think there's anyone who can stop us.”
“The margin between winning and losing is slim.”
“I grew up in a kung fu house. It wasn't until I got older that I discovered that most families didn't talk about the Shaolin Temple or Jackie Chan at the dinner table.”
“I know how to come off a handoff and a pin down.”
“In life, you find things that hold value to you. You find things to fight for.”
“Jay-Z just got that longevity. He can put out anything at any time and everybody will love it. He'll never get old.”
“I'm a big guard, whether a 1 or 2.”
“The main thing is being consistent, being efficient and getting good looks, moving the ball when you can and knocking down my free throws.”
“I want everyone to know: You can play basketball in Canada and you can still get to where you need to go.”
“I have the mind of a 1 in a 2-guard's body.”
“I can't control what the other team's gonna feel. I'm just gonna go out there and hoop, and whoever takes it to heart and takes their losses salty, I can't do anything about that.”
“The best part of watching kung fu movies with my dad was the conversations they sparked. We never watched them just for fun. 'Do you see how good his balance is?' My dad would always zero in on really specific stuff like that. Everything had a potential lesson.”
“When Joker hits his three, it opens up the game for everybody.”
“You can't go into a game lax and acting like somebody isn't trying to beat you.”
“I love the game, play with passion.”
“We all have to get better as human beings and that's something you can't really get away from.”
“Well, being at a big school, I had to perform every night. I had to deal with a lot of fans, media stuff, interactions, relationships, you know, just to build myself and show how much I care about Kentucky.”
“Confidence is always there. If I miss one I'm shooting the next one.”
“I don't want to be hitting one day then not hitting my shots the next day.”