RJ Barrett Quotes

RJ Barrett

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 14, 2000

Everybody kind of feels something for where they grew up, where they came from.

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New York, playing in the Garden, I've always been a player who likes to play with a lot of people watching.

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I'm not soft at all.

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To be the top guy throughout my life and my career, to have people coming at me every game, giving me their best shot - that's part of the reason I went to Duke. I love that stuff.

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It's funny because I feel like growing up in Europe and having these different experiences, I feel like I can talk to anybody. I'm always comfortable in every situation that I go in, and that helps me on the court.

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I never feel out of place. I'm never nervous or worried.

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I was really good at a young age, but every day I had to walk in the house, and walk past my dad's jersey framed on the wall because he was an Olympian, so I was like, all right, I haven't done anything yet.

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It was my mom who pushed me. My mom actually pushed my dad to train me. My dad knows what it takes to play at this level and be a really good basketball player, and he just wanted me to make the choice for myself.

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I'm right-handed with everything. My mom was lefty.

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I actually like dribbling with my right more - which is weird.

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When you sprain an ankle, you're kind of off-balance a bit.

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I do a lot of things with both hands. I've been told I have a better shooting form with my right, but I'm more comfortable with the left.

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I feel I expect greatness from myself.

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I work hard to be great every day.

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I have every goal you could possibly dream of - Rookie of the Year, NBA champion, MVP.

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Bernard King said something great about me? Wow, he's one of the best. I'm definitely honored and very thankful.

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New York is my favorite. Every summer I visited. I have family there. That's where my mom grew up, so I've definitely been there a lot.

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I don't really look for the spotlight, I don't look for any of that stuff. I just want to play basketball.

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I love being a wing, you can make plays there and also get down there to download the bigs so I feel that is the perfect position for me.

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I've always kind of been a guy that's played the whole season.

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