A biography for Shawn Kemphasn’t been written yet.
“When stuff happens to you, it just makes you tougher, man.”
“The best feeling is when you dunk on a big guy bigger than you, then you can give him that look. It shrinks him down a bit!”
“I never want to be considered a guy who made a lot of money who didn't earn it.”
“I actually felt bad because I was dunking the ball so much. I led the league in dunks one year, and they told me that was the wrong thing to do.”
“I started jogging, jogging and jogging. I ran this weight off.”
“I feel I've proved I can rebound, block shots, get steals and pass the ball, too.”
“I've been called so many names and been written off by so many people who just say, 'Whatever happened to this guy?'”
“I will be Shawn Kemp regardless of whether I have money or not. The only thing money does is show who you are.”
“I don't always have to dunk the ball.”
“I've got some kids out there; it's no secret. I've never been late on payments. I've handled it as best as I possibly can. There's no lawsuits. I try to stay on top of it.”
“I'm drug-free. I don't drink.”
“It doesn't matter who's under the basket, I'm going to try to slam or block the shot.”
“I came into the league fighting, and it looks like I'm going to go out fighting.”
“I'm not U.S.A. Olympic image. I didn't go to college. I came from a different route.”
“I'm just getting wiser as I get older.”
“I just hate losing.”
“The only thing that motivates me is to become better.”
“When I walk into a gym full of kids, I could be having the worst day possible, but once you see the kids smile it changes your whole day around.”
“When I got into the NBA, the thing of it was, if you won, you got a new arena. But if you lost, you had to work to get the arena.”
“Anytime you play basketball and your backs are to the wall, you have to come out and play aggressive.”