Gary Payton Quotes

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Gary Payton

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 23, 1968

It's just a great honor to even be associated with the Hall of Fame and get in. If I eventually do make it, it will be a great honor, and I don't care if it's the first or second time because it's an honor for anyone to make the Hall of Fame.

Gary Payton

As people know in coaching, you can get fired and hired just like that.

Gary Payton

I'm not going to go to a team that's losing. I think that would be disrespectful to me to trade me to somebody like that.

Gary Payton

It's always going to have an effect when your father comes up and scolds you in front of a lot of people.

Gary Payton

If you see yourself in the paper every day and people keep talking about you, you will have a little breakdown in yourself, too.

Gary Payton

I've done did a lot of things in the NBA, made a lot of stuff, so I'm happy with what I've done.

Gary Payton

I think if you ask any young guy if they would want a career like Gary Payton, they would tell you yes.

Gary Payton

I'm not going to sit here and dwell on whether or not I am going to the Hall of Fame.

Gary Payton

I am going to go on with my life, and if they call me and say 'Yo, you are going to be in the Hall of Fame or you are going to be in this,' then I am going to say, 'So be it.' If I make it, I will go to the ceremony, and I'll have fun.

Gary Payton

I've got a lot of stats. I did a lot of stuff.

Gary Payton

When I was playing, it was me playing both ends of the floor, playing offense, playing defense and I gave the ball up with assists. It wasn't like me doing one thing, scoring 25 and having three assists and one steal.

Gary Payton

I was guarding the best player and getting 25 and having eight assists, and three-four steals.

Gary Payton

Basketball has turned into an offensive-minded situation. They don't play on both ends. They don't play defense.

Gary Payton

I've done everything - All-Stars, Olympics. The only thing I haven't done is win MVP of the league. There's nothing else I haven't accomplished.

Gary Payton

The Glove is in the Hall of Fame with the greats.

Gary Payton

My family played a big part of my success.

Gary Payton

To Seattle, Washington, the SuperSonics organization and its fans, the best owners ever in the Ackerley family, I love you. But the best part is that you loved me back.

Gary Payton

Gary Payton is evolving, but GP is in the Hall of Fame.

Gary Payton

I don't need to be in New York. If you've had a bad game, they're booing you and all that mess.

Gary Payton

I will not go to Oklahoma and retire my jersey there.

Gary Payton