Iman Shumpert Quotes

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Iman Shumpert

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 26, 1990

Some people are going to like me; some people won't.

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I'm playing basketball. It's my dream job. So I'm a pretty happy camper.

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There are certain guys that are obviously a lot more talented than myself and a lot of the other players in the league, but... once you gotta play against me, all that's out the window.

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I have respect for everybody in the league.

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Ever since I was little, I wanted to win the NBA championship.

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In Chicago, growing up there, that's how we played. You play for something more than just yourself. You play to win, and that's all that really matters.

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In high school, I had gym, and with me just being so competitive, I would go too hard in gym class.

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Some people read. I like to put words together.

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Back home, if you get scored on, you're the weak link. When I started getting good, they were like, 'If you're going to play on our team when we go play pick-up, and you start getting scored on, we're not going to let you play anymore.' I started learning how to help other people out with my defense.

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If somebody scores on me, I'm going to be mad.

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I was told I was going undrafted. That's what I was told by everybody. I guess I wasn't good enough in everybody else's eyes.

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I was called fool's gold. That's what I was called in the draft combine. That's how I remember it. I took it personal.

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I can't have people always having their opinions floating my way.

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I like playing in Chicago.

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If an athlete plays the guitar, they say, 'That's so cool, he can play the guitar.' But if a guy raps, they say, 'Please don't be another rapper,' only because the rappers are so bad. I promise I'm not anything like that.

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I'm not making music to get played in a club.

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A lot of people celebrate the '80s. I was a '90s guy. The best music, and basketball, was at its high in the '90s, with all of the best players, playing the best style of basketball in that era, and Michael Jordan winning six rings in the city I grew up in.

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The way I rap isn't about me boasting. Rarely will I do that.

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