Reggie Miller Quotes

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Reggie Miller

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 24, 1965

Freddy Krueger, that's my boy. He's lean, and he's mean. I like scary movies, and when I had my head shaved, some people thought I looked just like him.

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It's all about the playoffs for me. I don't care about the regular season.

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Growing up playing on the streets, you made your name by talking mess and getting into people's heads.

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Mountain biking is such a very small community. I just want to put the hard work in so people don't think I'm a slacker. I want the hardcore mountain bikers to respect, 'Okay, well, he did it the right way.'

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As kids, we all wanted a bike. But a lot of people don't have that opportunity, especially in the inner city.

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I never imagined that I would earn my way into anyone's rafters.

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I wanted to merge two worlds that were very important to me. Being able to raise money for Dropping Dimes through the sale of custom biking kits was the perfect plan.

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I'm very thankful and very blessed to have the opportunity to play this game.

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You look at the pioneers that have paved the way for players like myself. Sometimes, you just sit back and scratch your head.

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You don't want to bring attention to yourself; you want to bring attention to the team.

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You have to be willing to fail, because you're not going to make every shot.

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Contrary to what people believe, yes, basketball has been a big part of my life. But on the other hand, it's also been a small part.

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I'm very respectful of others.

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When you have 20,000 people yelling and screaming at you, four other guys can concentrate on the floor. So every time I touch the basketball and everyone is yelling and chanting and doing things towards me, well, four other guys can concentrate.

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I love guys who have roots. Paul Pierce has roots embedded in Boston.

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Military veterans and the sacrifices they have made for our country carry a status we all should appreciate and honor.

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I made a lot of big threes throughout my career, but it was the 3-point shot that allowed me to maneuver inside the paint, post-up, mid-range game and so forth.

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Defenses had to play us, obviously, out to the arc, but it was really, to me, my mid-range game that was probably more dangerous than my 3-point shot.

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I want to make the playoffs, and I want to compete.

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I don't know if it's a small-market thing or not, but we never get the benefit-of-the-doubt calls like New York, L.A., Miami and the big market teams. That's just the way it is.

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