Austin Rivers Quotes

Austin Rivers

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : August 1, 1992

A lot of teams have won one state championship, but not many teams can say they went back-to-back.

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At the end of the day, my job is to play and compete and that's it.

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Judge me all you want as a player. Some people think I'm a great player, some people don't. That's fine. Numbers don't ever lie.

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I don't like missing a game.

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The coaches at Duke really helped me get better.

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It would be weird if people weren't cheering against you. It would be boring.

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I know Chris Paul well. I have a relationship with him.

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I grew up playing against Michael Carter-Williams.

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I was always Little Doc. And in the sixth grade I was the worst player on the team. People said I was only on the team because of my name.

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I am like a germophobe to the max to the point where it actually bothers people sometimes.

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I have to do so much to distinguish myself.

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When you don't win, people have to make up a reason.

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Business and basketball are two different things.

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My daily watch is Rolex, stainless steel. They're light, they're comfortable.

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Most teams don't do anything. Really it's just take the ball out the basket, pick-and-roll, and run.

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I'm going to do what I do and be aggressive and try to help the team in any area I can. And just build.

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I didn't focus on trying to be Doc. I just tried to be myself.

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I had to go through the same things that anyone's son went through. And you know, there aren't that many guys whose dads played who got to the league.

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New Orleans just wasn't anything for me. I didn't fit in. I just couldn't get adjusted.

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For the guys who would say, 'oh, your dad, this and that, you've got to the league or here because of him'... they're hypocrites.

Austin Rivers