Shaun Livingston

“I want people to use my story to stand up, be strong-willed and persevere.”

“As long as we get the win, that's what I'm about.”

“Being on the court you can really negate your athletic ability by just being in the right position.”

“That kind of always been apart of my personality, just mild-mannered, poised, trying to keep my poise. Doesn't always work out that way but I try when I'm on the court to stabilize things.”

“I'm just trying to find the fountain of youth. I'm trying to find some drops and sprinkle it in there. I'll find the well.”

“Just because it was multiple ligaments, just because of the trauma of the injury, they compared it to like a car accident. I didn't have anybody to follow, there was no timetable. I could get better, I could not get better. You just don't know. People fear what they don't know. I'm in the dark, and everything is just about faith.”

“I always strive to get better.”

“Taking care of yourself turns into a lifestyle after you're done playing. So you don't just fall off the wagon.”

“I'm not like a preacher or philosopher, but at the end of the day, life is about happiness.”

“When you look at older teams in the finals, Miami and San Antonio, they're not really the most explosive or athletic team but they're always in the right position defensively.”

“Once you go through something and come out of the storm, you've been tested.”

“It's just kind of ironic with how I came into the NBA with all the expectations. You would've thought coming in the way I did that my career would last long. You'd think I'd have my more peak years in the beginning or middle. Mine just came a little later.”

“I think I can help push the tempo just a little bit... I feel I can get the ball after a rebound. Push the fastbreak. Push the tempo. Get guys some easy shots.”

“It's important for kids to know they can be themselves, and that it's OK to have dreams and goals they love and that may not be cool or popular to other kids.”

“I always just wanted to play my game, minimize mistakes so I had the best chance to make a roster.”

“My speed as a tall guy is deceptive. You look at me and I might not look fast, but when I go out and play, people are left scratching their heads like 'Where did that come from?'”

“I was kind of advanced for my age, just because I started early, when I was maybe 6 or 7 years old. And my dad always had me playing with older groups.”

“I am a man of faith and faith is not always supposed to happen and what you see, sometimes it's just walking that path.”

“I'm going to do everything I'm supposed to do - except roommates. No roommates. I quietly paid for my own room on the road. I didn't want to tell anyone.”

“With my time in the league, what I will be most proud of is the fact that my character, values and faith were tested, and I persevered.”