Jose Calderon Quotes

Jose Calderon

Profession : Businessman

Birth : September 28, 1981

I know my weaknesses, and I'm always honest with myself.

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I'm a team player and that's all I worry about.

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Trying to speak English, to learn what my teammates were saying, to learn what I wanted to say - basketball, you have to learn the way to play here and get used to your teammates, but for me the toughest part was communication.

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I left my home when I was 13 years old, I was a professional at 17, and I've been playing basketball since.

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I have never worked in an office.

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I always said I wasn't the one putting me in the starting role or playing me 35 minutes.

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I've been in the league 12 years and I know what I do best or not do as well.

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You can't compare my numbers to the other point guards. I'm a different kind of player - if you like it or not.

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I play a certain way and played like that for a while. Maybe you want a point guard to shoot 20 times, I like more to pass the ball and do my job running the team.

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I just want to be myself, just be healthy and play basketball.

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In the NBA you are pretty confident but you are one phone call away from being somewhere else; you've just got to be ready for everything.

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I think being healthy can change everything.

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I have got pictures of me sleeping on the bench when I was four years old while my dad was practicing. I used to go to practice with him all of the time and they would play until it was late. I sometimes got tired and I would be sleeping there, but it was inside so not too bad.

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My dad never really taught me anything about the game, he was never on me in the basketball aspect of life.

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I always say that, I never talked about the NBA, I never talked about anything because I was just playing basketball for fun. I didn't think about being a professional and I didn't even know you could be signed.

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I watched zero NBA basketball growing up. It was available but it was too late and I had school.

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There are so many people who helped me during all those years in Toronto for everything. Not just about basketball, it's everything. Like life, with my family. Everything.

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I played for so long with the national team. It was great but it's time for the young guys to play.

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The more important thing is I wanted to show that I can play and have fun. In L.A. I couldn't because they were going in a different direction.

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I think I can be helpful for a lot of teams.

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