Iman Shumpert Quotes

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Iman Shumpert

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 26, 1990

My worst day, I'm just going to try and smile.

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My job is to pay attention to the feel of the game and always add a positive energy to it on my team through the ups and downs of the game.

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Some guys play so straight, and that may be their thing; like, a lot of guys are good playing like that. I can't play like that. I have to flair out. I have to yell. I gotta scream. I gotta talk trash - that's how I get myself going.

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I'm a people person. I'm a hugger.

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I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.

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I'm going to miss shots. I'm going to make plenty of mistakes. It's not going to be perfect.

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I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'

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I think, a lot of times, the mistake in music - even rappers that are trying to be big time - if you're broke, rap about being broke. If you're sensitive, rap about being sensitive, 'cause there are other sensitive people. If you're sensitive, but you talk about being a tough person that doesn't care about anything, people will call your bluff.

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I joke about it a lot, but I be serious as a heart attack when I say it: I don't wish that on nobody, not being able to play.

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I've been doing music for the longest time.

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I need music all the time - just to get my vibe where I want it.

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Ray Allen's diet was insane. He was trying to break it down to me what he ate and how disciplined he tries to stay. When you're a 21 year-old, you're not used to that. He was doing Paleo and experimenting with all types of things.

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Off the court, I think people will like me.

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I've been doing music since sixth grade.

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When you have a lot of communication, it picks up the aggressiveness with everybody on the court.

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I'm a Kanye fan.

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As long as my daughter likes me, I'm good.

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I always enjoyed writing.

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I used to be an angry person.

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I'm a culture guy. I sort of know all the familiar ingredients to get something going. Once everyone starts to buy in collectively, then that culture can start being built.

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