J. J. Redick Quotes

J. J. Redick

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 24, 1984

My closet is my happy place.

J. J. Redick

You want your kids to grow up in a world that's better than the one you grew up in. I'm not talking about my own family's wealth. I'm talking about the actual world and all the issues that we have.

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Nothing can prepare an 18-year-old for the fishbowl that is Duke basketball. So that was difficult.

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I'm not sure my own family liked me at Duke.

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I think my confidence and competitiveness - that will - comes from my mother. I always knew my mom loved me, and she always made me feel like I was - I don't want to say 'special' - but that I was capable of doing things. Before I ever shot a basketball or before I ever threw a baseball, I had confidence, and that was from my mother.

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I always talk about shooting being broken down into three things. You have to have some semblance of good form. The second part is repetition: doing things over and over again until you really develop a skillset. And then the third part is confidence. But for me, you can't have confidence without having that second part.

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I won't take a shot unless I think it's going to go in.

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As we grow up and we're developing, our ego needs to be contained, otherwise we'd all be selfish two- and three-year-olds, screaming every time we didn't get our way.

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Player movement is good, and guys should be able to choose where they want to play.

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Growing up, I didn't know anyone that was a watch collector or into watches, but I was always kind of curious about them. Before the NBA Draft, I knew I was going to get drafted, and I wanted to commemorate that by buying a watch.

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Some collectors do but no, I don't look at watches as an investment.

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For the most part, someone who is in love with mechanical watches is not going to decide to wear a smartwatch over a mechanical watch.

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My second year in the league I played zip.

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At the end of every season I look in the mirror and ask myself what can I do better? Where did I screw up this year?

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When I come to the arena, my mind is on basketball, not thinking I'm walking a runway.

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My last four years in Orlando, I was a really good player but I wasn't a full-time starter.

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There needs to be a dialogue between coaches, fans, players and administrators to promote positivity in the stands.

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I played ACC and NCAA Tournament games in my backyard - these imaginary games - and when I finally got to experience it in real life, it was better than I could imagine.

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Out of all the records, my proudest was breaking Coach Johnny Dawkins's scoring record.

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I watch video now of me in college, and I just think, What are you doing, man?

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