Patrick Beverley Quotes

Patrick Beverley

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : July 12, 1988

Every team I play, I'm playing them like we playing the Golden State when they had Kevin Durant. Every point guard I play, I'm playing Steph Curry. Every shooting guard I'm playing, I'm playing James Harden. Every three-man I'm playing, I'm playing LeBron and KD.

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I've guarded a lot of people.

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I do track, I run football fields, I run hills. I run until you feel like you can't run any more. I do the pool, I do anything that takes my body to the limit.

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They really allow you to play overseas. They let you play through everything - holding, grabbing, illegal screens, tough hand-checking and tough defense. Playing overseas for five years, that's all I knew. When I got to the Rockets, I brought that same mindset.

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I look at like this: Any player I guard, long twos or shots like that, if they make them I still think that's good defense. You can't make those shots at a high percentage the whole game. It's just hard to make long two-pointers, step-backs, fadeaways, off-the-dribble crossovers.

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I put myself in debt to get to the NBA.

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I am the coolest dad in the world.

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I never act like something I'm not.

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If I wasn't playing basketball, I would be in the streets.

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I'm a really strong guy. I can deal with a lot of things. But I can't deal with anybody suffering.

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I take my role very seriously.

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You know me, I'm not big into the numbers. I just like to go out there and have fun and have a ton of energy.

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I don't want personal battles that take away from the team. I'm trying to win games.

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I don't go out there to hurt people, I don't even know how to attempt to hurt somebody. I play hard, bring the edge. I'm an instigator. That gets me going.

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I like to bump people, to feel me getting into somebody's jersey. I'm just different. I like contact, like physical play, like pushing and holding. But I'm not dirty.

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Don't talk to me about getting comfortable. It makes me uncomfortable.

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I can shoot the 3. I can play off the catch. I get offensive rebounds. And I still have a lot of energy left to defend.

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I'm not physically intimidated by anyone unless the Man Above comes and walks into my face.

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I'm not physically intimidated by anyone on this earth.

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My mom tells me this a lot: My approach is very different from a lot of people. I don't have a subtle approach.

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