Matt Barnes Quotes

I love Memphis. They've been good to me, the town and everything else. And quite frankly, I love the NBA and love being involved in it.

I mean, it's very difficult up there in the NBA.

There's no nights off in the NBA. That's what makes it so special. That's why everyone loves the game.

I hope to play in the NBA for many seasons, establish my position, and win titles.

I always had a dream to someday own an NBA team.

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.

I was a Knicks fan of the Kenny Sears-Carl Braun-Jim Baechtold vintage. I was even their ball boy when I was a teenager.

I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player.

When I'm in Miami I like to go and watch basketball, the Miami Heat.

Everyone around me, my family and my friends, always said that, 'You have to play for Miami Heat.'

I was excited about going to the Lakers because they are probably the biggest brand in basketball.

I can't wait to play in front of the many Knicks fans, friends, and family in the NYC area and very much look forward to being a part of the Knicks organization.

I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.

If I had an opportunity to hand-pick a team that I wanted to play in the NBA Finals, it would probably be the Lakers.

Me playing for the Knicks is not realistic.

That's the thing about the NBA; there's another game.

I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.

My dream is to play someday in the NBA.

I'm obviously very grateful to play for a sports organization like the Boston Celtics.

I want to get into the NBA and make a name for myself.

I had a great job with the Knicks.

That's what people don't understand, that in the NBA these are the best 450 players in the world, in the game of basketball, are in the NBA.

I grew up in Miami, Florida and the Miami Heat were my favourite team growing up. In fact, the franchise started when I was here in high school, I believe. My favourite player, growing up at that time on the Miami Heat, was Rony Seikaly but in the years since, Dwyane Wade, also an icon for the Miami Heat, has become my favourite player.

The Orlando Magic is a great organization.

Everyone knows my career was catapulted to another level when I got traded to the Boston Celtics.