Iman Shumpert Quotes

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Iman Shumpert

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 26, 1990

It's cool to be on a team where we don't know who's going to score it.

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It don't matter who scores; we just got to win.

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People sometimes think that if someone plays basketball, they have to do that one thing they're great at. But I like being able to show that you can do more than one thing and do it at a high level.

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I think that for my sport, the core is the most important. I mean, really in all sports, but especially in the sport I play, I keep my core right and try and keep that up no matter what I'm doing.

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I make sure I do a lot of core work in my training.

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I'm a Type A person who doesn't want to get stuck in any one type of workout. I need a variety of things to stay interested, and that way, you make sure you get the most out of yourself.

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When I was growing up, I didn't really have a lot of different things I could wear. As I got older, the more I could look different on an everyday basis, the better.

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My brother's been cutting my hair since I was in 7th grade.

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I don't like video games.

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I like Batman, I like basketball, and I like to rap.

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I wanted to go the NBA and win a championship because I've never seen a grown man cry the way Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan cried when they won a championship.

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Usually, if I do a good job in the plus/minus category, I know I've had a good game.

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You may have to change how you guard somebody because of how they play. But the mindset stays the same - making people uncomfortable, making them do what you want them to do instead them dictating on offense.

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All the time, I play with a rhythm; if I'm too far out of the rhythm, I feel out of place.

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The way I have played throughout my career has been sporadic.

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If the offensive player starts losing confidence, that gets the defender's confidence up - and I think the team can feel it.

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Everything was always a pretty up and down for me. It's always been an uphill battle as far as getting respect goes.

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If I bring positive energy to the court, most times, I can get that back.

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I feel like I can defend three different positions: point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards who don't want to play too much in the post.

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When I was growing up, all my cousins had high-top fades. I thought it would be cool to see how long I could grow a high-top.

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