Mayte Garcia Quotes

You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball.

I'm like LeBron, man. I'm like a smaller LeBron. That's why I'm not in the NBA. If I had about five, six more inches, I'd be in the league.

In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

My childhood dream was to play basketball, actually.

You have to be wired a certain way to be a professional basketball player, and the way my body grew, something happened genetically that allowed me to become a lot more explosive.

I play guitar, and I'm a decent basketball player - people like to play on my team.

When I came out in the draft, people kept asking me, 'So are you a small forward or a power forward?' and I was like, 'I'm a basketball player.' Period.

Eric Gordon is a great scorer.

You've got to be on all-league teams before you can say that you are going to be a great basketball player.

Obviously I love playing the game of basketball. That's what God blessed me to do.

My thing is, when Barkley played basketball, he didn't practice, he wasn't a leader, he wasn't this or that, he just had natural talent so he got chosen to the Dream Team, All Star team because he had the talent and he was the franchise player on the team.

I've always been the tallest guy in my age group, which always made me go right down in the post.

I was honestly more talented in soccer than in basketball. I don't think I'd have gone anywhere in soccer. But I think I was more talented in soccer.

I felt like I was chosen to play basketball when I was younger.

When you want to play basketball and you get paid for playing basketball, you want to do it every single day. So I don't think I'll get tired of doing it.

I play basketball. I play center, and if you haven't watched me play, I'm not a regular big man. I can move my feet. Not saying I can stop anyone out there who's in front of me, but trust me: I can really be a problem on the perimeter guarding somebody.

I know Andre Drummond has potential.

He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.

Since I've been in the NBA, I've showed what I can do on the court.

I always just take pride in being a basketball player.

I'm a guy who can score the ball and shoot the ball.

Forwards are either too tall, and I'm too quick for them, or guards are too small, and I shoot over them.

My father was always pushing me to become a basketball player. In Africa, when you're a kid, every kid loves to play soccer, and I loved playing soccer. But my dad didn't want me playing soccer. He would joke, 'C'mon, man, you're too tall!' Then he promised me, 'If you start playing basketball, I'm going to give you my jersey.'

My game really complements what the NBA wants - a long guy who can really handle the ball and shoot the ball and make multiple decisions.