Jamal Crawford Quotes

Chris Paul is one of the brightest stars in the National Basketball Association, a must-see player with the New Orleans Hornets whose deft ball skills and eye-popping speed have attracted admirers all over the world.

This is a special class right here, to be an All-Star in the NBA. I don't think anybody would have thought when I was coming in the league that I would get this accomplishment. This is special. I don't know where I would rank it, but it's definitely high on the list.

If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible.

I knew that I wasn't a first-ballot Hall-of-Fame inductee.

It would mean a lot to me to get into the Hall of Fame, to be grouped with some of the greatest players in history.

It is a very humbling honor to be selected as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league.

I've never made an All-Star Game, but I've always had my peers' and coaches' respect around the league.

Chris Paul is a guy I can talk to about different stuff, especially when I played on his team.

When you watch Chris Paul on the playoff stage, you often sense he is fighting two battles, one against his nature and one against his opponent.

Getting nominated for a Grammy is as high as it gets for us.

I don't play this game to be an average tight end.

I was as popular as you can be - All-NBA, Olympian. You couldn't get any higher than where I was.

Everyone wants to believe Chris Paul is a good guy. They don't know he's a horrible teammate. They don't know how he treats people.

I'm a competitor. I want the ball when it matters. But I came to Houston because I wanted to play with Chris Paul (a guy I've been close with since we were kids) and James Harden.

I learned a lot from Paul Heyman, and I thought we had a great time. I've now gone out on my own, but he is somebody whose advice I trust.

There were doubts when I got drafted. I've seen plenty of articles and things, like that I probably wouldn't be an elite point guard. I wanted to prove people wrong. And when I got my first contract, they said I was overpaid. I proved them wrong again.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I know how good I have it. You can't find a much better job than this. There are only 300 players in this league, so I feel very fortunate and proud to be one of those players.

I want to get to a level where I am regarded as one of the best and coming to a club like Chelsea gives me the right platform to improve.

I'd take the Defensive Player of the Year any day over an All-Star selection. There's only one of these in the whole league every year.

Chris Paul, president of the NBA Players Association, can lead an entire league but can't lead his team when it really counts.

To be recognized and accepted by my musical peers is truly an honor.

To be part of the All-Star group is a great honor. It means a lot.

Paul Krugman, a professor at MIT and a consultant to the IMF, the World Bank, the United Nations, and the Trilateral Commission, is certainly a member of the establishment.

Usually guys like Chris Paul, Lebron James, they will steal the ball from you. Stay away from those guys.