A biography for Stephen Jacksonhasn’t been written yet.
“I never thought I would be in a situation where I would have to go into the stands and actually help my teammate fight fans. But at that time, there's no way I could have lived with myself knowing that my teammate is in the stands fighting and I'm not helping him.”
“There's one thing that people will never know about Tim Duncan: Tim Duncan might know more UFC moves and more fighting moves than anybody in the UFC.”
“I'm from Texas, so we used to wear our pants starched down like a cowboy. So when I got to New York, to New Jersey, everybody was laughing at me like, 'Look at his pants! His pants could stand up by themselves!'”
“My whole career, I've never had no serious injuries or no surgeries.”
“You can't expect a coach to win with guys that don't even care about the game.”
“Before 2 Chainz got big, he used to sleep on my couch.”
“I played quarterback, safety and receiver.”
“The Bay Area has become my second home since I arrived here in 2007 and I can't accurately describe how good it feels to be wanted and appreciated by an organization. The Warriors - from Chris Cohan, Robert Rowell, Chris Mullin and Coach Nelson to the last person working in the front office - have embraced me since Day One.”
“I don't want to be a guy who's just sitting on the bench stealing money.”
“My confidence in myself is unbelievable.”
“I am Port Arthur. I'm the president of Port Arthur.”
“It's hard for any man to take something thrown at his face and not to retaliate.”
“Tim Duncan and Steve Smith made me feel like an All-Star.”
“How many people can say that they've punched a fan?”
“When I got to Oak Hill, I got a chance to learn. I learned a lot about myself, basketball and about school. If would have stayed in Texas, I probably wouldn't have graduated.”
“When I lost my brother, it kind of messed me up because in my city, I know everybody. I kind of felt untouchable.”
“There's a lot of guys that play the game of basketball for the money, for the fame.”
“I was raised that if I'm with you and we get in a fight, I'm going to help you. We're going down together. That's how it goes.”
“I'm going to support my teammates. I'm a team guy.”
“My reputation is the main reason why a lot of things don't go my way on the court.”