You watch Silva, and he almost never gives the ball away. He is always looking, thinking, making the right calls.
Some days, I feel like being known as a smart players, sometimes clutch.
Everyone's got talent at the level we're at. But being a smart, tough football player - there's a huge premium for that.
To me, throwback means I'm a smart player. I know how to play the game. I'm very skilled. I do a lot of things that other people don't do.
I think just by the nature of getting older, I hope that I'm a smarter basketball player than I was at 23.
A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place.
Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart.
You can't surprise LeBron any more. He's such a smart player. His intellect has caught up with his athletic ability.
Alex Smith is - I think he is a winner, and he's a smart quarterback, and I'm a fan of his.
I definitely feel like I'm a really good playmaker, a really smart point guard that can lead his team and win.
I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.
I was tagged early as the prototypical white player, the guy with the intangibles - the smart player, the guy who did all the right things.
I learned how to be a smart, tough, fundamentally sound football player.
In New England, I learned so much about football. I always thought I was a smart player, even though I never thought about anything but the six inches in front of my face. In New England, I was forced to learn so many schematic concepts.
You have to be smart as a football player.
My dad was the first one who said, 'You're going to end up behind the plate because you've got a very good arm and you're very smart when it comes to calling a game.'
I definitely feel like I'm a smarter player than when I first entered the League.
You have to be a smart player as well as a hard worker.
