Stephon Marbury

“For me, I love the path that I have taken on. I take all of my experiences; I eliminate all of the bad and take all of the positive.”

“People don't even know how hard it is to play in China. People think it is easy for the foreign players, but it is really not. It's difficult.”

“There's no other player that's playing basketball on this earth that has accomplished some of the things I've accomplished, and it's all through showing love and winning championships.”

“I grew up one of seven kids, and my mom couldn't afford to get us any of the $150 shoes.”

“People ask me about China all the time. You gotta come to China to see for yourself.”

“I was born in church. I was raised in church.”

“I always wanted the Acura Legend Coupe.”

“You've just got to win in China - that's it. Winning is like good deodorant. When you don't win, it's like you stink; you smell.”

“With Starbury, we are trying to do something for the community and make a product that everyone can afford.”

“I've been through a lot of different things, experienced a lot of different things.”

“Everything has changed since I came to China.”

“I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up, and then we break him down. I think he's one of the superb athletes, and he's a good human being.”

“My sister had been praying for me since I was born: my sister, Stephanie, my namesake. That's what she is to me; my namesake - Stephanie, Stephon. Stephanie - that's my daughter's name. I kept it in the family.”

“It's New York - it comes with it. If you can't deal with it, you leave. If you lose, they talk about you. When you win, they love you.”

“I love Coney Island. I saw all different kinds of people - Russian, Italian, black, Puerto Rican, rich people in Sea Gate and in the co-ops. You'd see people in the co-ops or in the houses, and it was like, Man, I wish I could have this. I wish my mother and father could buy me this. Me being an independent thinker, I was like, I'm gonna get that.”

“When I was younger, I had a different disposition as far as how I wanted to live life.”

“My mission on this planet hasn't changed. I want to nurture the planet, to guide the planet, to help the planet.”

“For me, my Beijing jersey will be the jersey that I will retire here in China.”