Marcus Smart Quotes

It's not winning or losing. It's the friends and the people that you meet along the way.

The coaches that I've had, my teammates that I've met throughout this journey, it's something that you can't take away. It almost feels like a degree. You can't take that away from somebody.

The one thing that you can't ever take away are the relationships, the experiences that you have, particularly at the high school level.

They were some of the best years of my life, and I'm so thankful I was able to go to Stanford.

I played ball in college and semi-professional, and aside from the game and all that, the most valuable thing is the relationships. Who can care how many rings you have or how many championships you've won or how many records you broke. The most valuable stuff is the intangible stuff.

When people ask me what I miss most about the game, it's being in the locker room and getting to know the guys. Back in those days, we had roommates. We had to talk basketball and that was a great way to understand the game itself and form those lasting relationships.

The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, teammates, mentors, coaches and opponents, the travel, all of it, are far more than anything I ever thought possible in my lifetime.

Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.

People come into your lives who you have a good time with, and time goes by and you still have a good time with them and you do stupid stuff with them. To me, that's life.

Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself. If you don't have friends you see much less than you otherwise might.

I loved my time at OSU. It was unbelievable experience, and I'm definitely going to miss it.

Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.

We do spend time talking about it and we puzzle through it together. We ride the roller coasters together - the high highs and the low lows.

It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.

Camaraderie builds. We travelled together to Rome, Paris, Wimbledon, the U.S., lots of places. In a way, I miss it right now. My opponents were also my best friends.

The longer you stand with people, the better it becomes.

I don't think it's more important to preserve female friendship than a marriage. But I think that there's a place for female friendship that's really important in the lives of all the women I know. As I've gotten older, it's become much more important to me.

I got the best of Rod. And I am fully aware that, even though I love listening to his stories of the crazy days, no relationship could really last then. I sometimes wish I could go back in time to the 1970s or 1980s, sit at a bar, and observe him, but I'm glad our time came when it did.

I think it's important to cultivate as many people as you can to see which ones you jive with. And it makes you happy. If one dies, you have another one. So living is a process that you have to do by yourself, and if you can learn a few little goodies along the way that might make it easier for you, so much the better.

You need to experience life to be able to write about friendships, relationships, and heartbreak.

I've always felt more comfortable in the company of women, and as far as girlfriends go, they've each been a learning experience. You meet someone at a certain point in your life, then break apart, but you always share that time.

When you are part of a group for seven years, you leave something - I hope - beautiful inside each of your former team-mates.

I had a great time at Southampton and will always be thankful for that.

Clemson was a special place, and I've enjoyed every single moment.

There was great comraderie among players and coaches. We enjoyed the time we were together... road trips were fun. I don't know that there was one moment that stood out among all the good times we had.