Shawn Kemp Quotes

In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times.

Under so much pressure and the situation that I was in, that was the personality that came across with me.

We should be able to defend ourselves by ourselves.

People want to be able to protect themselves.

It's really important to take your own personal safety into your own hands.

Denial is not always a bad thing. Without it, you couldn't function. For instance, if you were hyperaware and hypervigilant regarding all the dangers in the world - from driving your car to crossing the street to eating food that might have contaminants in it to taking medications that have many side effects, etc. - you would become frozen.

To a certain extent, I think I've tried to train myself to not dive too deep into things or get my hopes too way up, because the fear of disappointment and whatnot is only natural.

I believe in the right to defend yourself.

When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.

I never had any desire to defend myself, and never did I seriously think about it.

You just always have to protect yourself. Try not to take any unnecessary hits.

You grow up rough, you think differently. You think you've got to protect yourself at all times. I didn't want any help. I thought I could do everything by myself, which you can't.

Protect yourself at all times. It's what I talk to school kids and college kids about when I do my seminars. I'm not just talking about in the ring. Protect yourself at all times.

Every single thing I do... is just me surviving.

If we didn't desensitize ourselves in some way, every day would feel like its own tragedy.

As we get older, we become more political in terms of survival. We realize a certain amount of cunning is necessary and that you just end up a victim when you are totally honest in an environment where those around you arent. It's a matter of remaining true to yourself while continuing to move forward.

One should be alert and know how to defend oneself in case something untoward happens.

A girl, whether in the industry or out of it, has to protect herself.

The one thing that I learned from politics is you have to know how to watch your own back - and in some instances, you gotta watch your front, too.

I do rock the sunglasses. To a rude point, at times. But I don't care, it's my first defence. I'm shy, so I've gotta have something. I need some protection, man.

I don't think you can protect anything in your life, let alone your image.

When you're afraid, you look to amass power to defend yourself, not realizing that can also be corrupting.

Nobody else is going to protect yourself. You've got to protect yourself.

I am definitely not under British protection. I have to protect myself. I am not M.I.6. I am not C.I.A. I am not anything.

I can't take nothing for granted. I have to really protect myself - either get out of bounds or continue to finish the play.