Jimmy Butler Quotes

Jimmy Butler

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 14, 1989

It's not all fine and dandy, but a smile can go a long way. Show some love, be patient, and this world will be a much better place.

Jimmy Butler

I don't like to lose, man. I think that's where it starts for me. If we're not winning games, then I don't smile too often.

Jimmy Butler

My whole life, people have doubted me. My mom did. People told me in high school I'm too short and not fast enough to play basketball. They didn't know my story. Because if they did, they'd know that anything is possible.

Jimmy Butler

I've learned enough times in life that saying something is completely different than acting upon it.

Jimmy Butler

I built a fort when I was little, with pillows and blankets.

Jimmy Butler

You can lose. Michael Jordan lost, but that doesn't mean he wasn't the GOAT.

Jimmy Butler

It's the heart that I play with on every single possession. And that's all that it is.

Jimmy Butler

Whoever I suit up for... I'm going to do my job.

Jimmy Butler

I knew that to be successful, I had to be more than a scorer. I had to become a leader. It's not about scoring. It's about doing what my team needs me to do.

Jimmy Butler

I play dominoes all the way until I got Bible study. And then I do Bible study. I go to the game. After the game, come home. Dinner. Dominoes until I go to sleep. I'm. Not. Joking.

Jimmy Butler

I just wanna hoop and be out there with my soldiers. Go to war. Try to, to the best of my abilities, help us win.

Jimmy Butler

She's very loving. That's my family. That's Michelle Lambert. She is my mom.

Jimmy Butler

I think we're all pros. If we go out there and just play basketball the right way, everything is gonna work itself out.

Jimmy Butler

I wanna be that glue guy: I want to be a guy my team and my coach can count on. That's what I want to be.

Jimmy Butler

You get traded. It happens. It's part of the business.

Jimmy Butler

Young guys in this league don't understand urgency. These guys don't understand that you never know what the league brings, the times may bring. I think they do understand what it takes to win here, and they continue to learn that.

Jimmy Butler

For us to be a really good team, everyone has to guard.

Jimmy Butler

You ask what position I play, I say point guard.

Jimmy Butler

I've changed, and I've learned every single year what to do and what not to do. But I still pride myself on going out and doing the right things. Doing what I'm supposed to be doing on both ends of the floor.

Jimmy Butler

Minnesota is legit. There's so much space to run, like back home in Texas.

Jimmy Butler