A biography for Jaylen Brownhasn’t been written yet.
“At the end of the day, basketball is basketball. You've got a whole life to live.”
“I just think Trump's character and some of his values makes him unfit to lead. For someone like him to be president and in charge of our troops? It's scary, to be honest.”
“I don't want to come into a situation like the NBA and have to develop for two or three years. When I come in, I want to be a superstar.”
“If I want any shot at getting on the floor, I gotta know what I'm doing defensively.”
“One of the most subtle but aggressive ways racism exists is through our education system.”
“The way the NBA is going forward with versatility and everybody being able to play multiple positions, I'll fit right in.”
“Often, everybody is comfortable with their role in life, and they forget about the people who are uncomfortable.”
“Athletes aren't allowed to have an opinion. It's tough. Athletes are evolving right in front of our eyes. You see athletes who are politicians, etc., and still, we're told to shut up and dribble.”
“I'm overly confident. I believe in myself 100 percent. I believe in my game, and I believe in my work ethic.”
“LeBron's a good player, but I look at him as just a regular guy to me.”
“I learned to play chess at a young age, and I think that's where learning to plan things out and put things in position, that was the best thing for me.”
“So basketball has always taken me places that I could have never imagined.”
“Why, when an athlete says something, why is it downplayed or considered not OK? I've always challenged that notion.”
“I really feel like there's nothing I can't do on the floor.”
“There's this idea of America that some people have to win and some have to lose, so certain things are in place to make this happen. Some people have to be the next legislators and political elites, and some have to fill the prisons and work in McDonald's. That's how America works. It's a machine which needs people up top and people down low.”
“I had attached my life to basketball so closely that it made me physically ill.”
“I just want to develop and be the best player I can be.”
“Before you can lead anybody else, you gotta put yourself in the right position to be successful.”
“I'm not a guy that's going to shoot 10 3s a game - I like to get to the basket. But some of those shots I do gotta take. Some of those shots I gotta let fly.”
“I wake up every day doing what I love to do. I love to play basketball.”