Jaylen Brown Quotes

Jaylen Brown

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 24, 1996

I think that's kind of who I am. I just try to be vocal and try to lead by example.

Jaylen Brown

I disagree that an athlete can't be intelligent. Some people think that, in basketball, we have a bunch of masculine adults who don't know how to control themselves. They're feeble-minded and can't engage or articulate ideas. That's a narrative they keep trying to paint.

Jaylen Brown

Playing in front of your home crowd, they can almost be like the best sixth man in the league, especially being in Boston.

Jaylen Brown

There's this idea of America that some people have to win and some have to lose, so certain things are in place to make this happen. Some people have to be the next legislators and political elites, and some have to fill the prisons and work in McDonald's. That's how America works. It's a machine which needs people up top and people down low.

Jaylen Brown

I just think Trump's character and some of his values makes him unfit to lead. For someone like him to be president and in charge of our troops? It's scary, to be honest.

Jaylen Brown

If I want any shot at getting on the floor, I gotta know what I'm doing defensively.

Jaylen Brown

I'm emotionally and physically ready for anything.

Jaylen Brown

I had attached my life to basketball so closely that it made me physically ill.

Jaylen Brown

In life, if you stay quiet, you'll get left behind. So I had to learn to be more vocal and outgoing.

Jaylen Brown

I just try to be respectful of everybody.

Jaylen Brown

Often, everybody is comfortable with their role in life, and they forget about the people who are uncomfortable.

Jaylen Brown

I really like black. I love wearing black, different aesthetics and shades. I like earth tones. Those are my go-tos.

Jaylen Brown

So basketball has always taken me places that I could have never imagined.

Jaylen Brown

I'm just trying to be the best basketball player, the best student, the best son, friend, etcetera. I'm just trying to get better in every facet.

Jaylen Brown

Reading is looked at like it's corny or lame, but you'd be surprised what you can find in a book.

Jaylen Brown

I try not to think about the things I can't control.

Jaylen Brown

A lot of people didn't know why I went to Cal. The Bay Area, Silicon Valley, I wanted to put myself in that position where I'm not only successful on the court but off the court.

Jaylen Brown

When I got to Cal, they tried to put me in safe classes, things I could succeed at. I went to Cal for an education. That's definitely problematic. You see athletes taking majors that don't add up to anything.

Jaylen Brown

Athletes aren't allowed to have an opinion. It's tough. Athletes are evolving right in front of our eyes. You see athletes who are politicians, etc., and still, we're told to shut up and dribble.

Jaylen Brown

I don't have any fear of failure whatsoever. I used to, and I told myself I wouldn't allow myself to anymore.

Jaylen Brown