Ben McLemore Quotes

You've got to respect me because you know I can shoot the three.

If I had all the qualities that the newspapers are talking about, I'd be the best player in history.

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

I feel like I'm just like anyone else. I just happen to play football, and obviously with that comes responsibility, but I love that.

I don't know if I could have made it as an NBA player. But I knew I could make it as a coach.

At first, I wanted to be a good player in the NBA. When I get to a team where you have one of the two best scorers in the league, I just said to myself that I needed to do something. I need to do something to help my team, something to make my name. That's where I started to focus on defense.

I want to be a starter in this league.

You need talent and good coaching to be successful in the NBA.

I understand how hard every guy in this NFL works, especially at the position, especially at the quarterback position.

The NBA tries to be about flash. But real fans recognize the guy who makes things happen.

I need to show what a good player I can be.

The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.

Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.

Coach Skiles is tough. He's been my only coach in the NBA, so I'm used to it. His rules are a little different at times. At the end of the day, he just wants you to play hard defense, and you can't fault him for that.

In the NBA, you can't run from guys. I think a lot of teams were surprised by my interviews, how nice and well-spoken I am as a player and as a person. I'm a guy who wants to learn.

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?

You hear all these stories about, 'There's one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.' To see people cheering for me and when they say my name, it's just crazy. It's still crazy to me.

I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the league.

I want to play for a championship team. I want to win a championship.

I believe in my God-given athletic ability and the coaches that have been blessed around me. I believe I can do the job as a quarterback in the NFL.

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life.

The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.

I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know?

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.