John Wall Quotes

Derrick Rose - he's had his opportunity. He's been an MVP in the league. His efficiency isn't what it used to be.

Of course I've been compared to Kevin Durant.

Everybody says Jalen Rose is somebody I have to watch, even though he's a little older than me. It started back in high school. Everybody called me 'Little Jalen.'

I think, growing up, I was seen as the perfect power forward. For a long time, I thought maybe I was supposed to be a basketball player.

I didn't know I was compared to Elizabeth Montgomery, but I think that I'm in very good company with her.

I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though.

A lot of people have called me the black Bette Midler, and I regard that as a compliment.

I'm often compared to Alan Rickman. I wish.

If you're going to compare me to somebody and it's going to be Carrie Underwood, I will absolutely take that as a compliment.

I am not Laura Kuenssberg and I'm never going to be.

Kris Dunn is a very athletic point guard.

The things that Dirk has done for this league and for the Dallas Mavericks, it's unbelievable. And Coach Kidd was a teammate of Dirk, so for Jason Kidd to compare me with Dirk Nowitzki, it feels nice. It's a nice compliment.

I expected to be a pretty good NBA point guard and hopefully win a championship. But MVP and all this stuff? Not really.

My favorite player growing up was Steve Nash, so that's been a guy I look up to and a guy I've gotten to talk to a few times, too.

I love Safadao; it is an honor to be compared.

A lot of people say Klay Thompson. I get that comparison a lot. I like that.

Don't get me wrong - I love Jason Kidd. He's a great point guard (But) how am I comparing myself to him when I think I'm the best point guard to play basketball? That doesn't make any sense. I mean, how can I sit here and compare myself to somebody if I already think I'm the best?I'm telling you what it is: I know I'm the best point guard in the NBA. I don't need anybody else to tell me that. When I go on the basketball court, if I think about what you're all saying, I'll lose my mind.

The Doctor: Rose... before I go, I just want to tell you: you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And do you know what? [Pause] So was I!

Someone asked me the other day, 'Do you get upset when people say you are the young Frank Sinatra?' It doesn't upset me. It is a huge compliment, but it is false.

A guy calls me a genius, and I'm going to renounce? I'm not going to renounce him.

Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people.

Fans always tell me I'm beautiful, but no one will ever be as beautiful as them

The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.

To call me a woman is very nice.

Well, duh. You're cuter than she is." He said it like he might say, Grass is green or, Gravity works. Something warm opened up inside my chest. It was a nice feeling.