Gary Payton Quotes

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Gary Payton

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 23, 1968

There's a lot of things that I appreciate that people can't appreciate.

Gary Payton

I did a lot of things I regret.

Gary Payton

If Seattle could put my jersey on top of the Space Needle, they would.

Gary Payton

No one superstar can win a championship by himself. You've got to have help.

Gary Payton

I can't think ok, I got 35 points, he got 35, I did something good.

Gary Payton

If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I kept him to seven, I'm winning the game.

Gary Payton

The point guards that I like are the ones that are playing like point guards.

Gary Payton

When I was talking a lot of trash, a lot of the guys knew that when I started getting serious was when I started getting a little bit quieter. If I started locking up somebody, then I'd start talking even more and I'd talk more aggressive. But once I stopped, they knew I was really serious.

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My father and my brother are chefs.

Gary Payton

I own 60 retro jerseys. I've got everybody - the late Derrick Thomas, a lot of people.

Gary Payton

When you play defense what happens is everybody pays attention and they start talking about how you're the stopper, you can stop this guy. All of a sudden your game gets better on the offensive end and you become that versatile guard that everybody wants.

Gary Payton

Coaching is something I really would do. A lot of people don't think I'm serious about it. I like working with the kids. When you work with the guys one-on-one and get them to understand it's a little bit better. That's the way I was taught by Tim Grgurich. That's how he taught us.

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I don't miss basketball because I've already got in my mind that I did what I had to do for 17 years. I think I'm satisfied with what I did.

Gary Payton

In my day I think the toughest was Derek Harper. The old-school Derek Harper. He was tough. He had the most toughest, nastiest game ever. I hated playing against him because he would always try to rip you, and try to talk to you. People just didn't really know that about Derek Harper. I used to hate bringing the ball up against him, really.

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I don't give a damn about MVP.

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I'm not a practice player.

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LeBron is making a case for himself to be one of the greatest players to ever play.

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I like Draymond Green's intensity... but every time I didn't get a call I didn't cry all the time.

Gary Payton

You've got to be on all-league teams before you can say that you are going to be a great basketball player.

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You don't have to like me, but I'm going to tell you the truth. If you don't like what I'm saying, then go out and prove it.

Gary Payton