Rodney Hood Quotes

Rodney Hood

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : October 20, 1992

The initial thought is like, 'Damn. Most guys used to retire after the Achilles injury.' Nobody really but Dominique Wilkins has come back to be the same person as he used to be or better; but now, more and more guys come back and they're healthy.

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I know guys look at me for advice. I reach out to Kevin Durant or Wesley Matthews, DeMarcus Cousins... the guys who have been through it, and I just get confident more and more every day.

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You're sitting at home in a cast or a boot and it's tough, because all you've got is negative thoughts going through your head. Once you start to move and run a little bit, the confidence comes back, and then it's just a matter of time before you come back to be yourself.

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I told my wife, 'Look, I'm going to ask y'all to sacrifice. I need to go to Portland. I need to lock in.' At that time, I felt like my career... was on the line. So I told her, 'This is what I need to do. I'm going to be without y'all for a while. Y'all can come out and visit. But this is what I need to do.' She understood.

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That's the best feeling ever, when you sacrifice and you realize in the end that it was worth it.

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I'm a guy who can score the ball and shoot the ball.

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I come to work every day - I'm a competitor.

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I'm a guy who just wants to win and prove myself.

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I didn't get down on myself even when a lot of people did.

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For me, I just try to figure out ways I can affect winning.

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When I'm asked to be aggressive and shoot the ball, I gotta take advantage of that.

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The basketball stuff has been the easiest part. The stuff that comes out of it, you lose a game and everyone talks about it on TV the next day. They may say some things that you may not agree with.

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You lose a game and you feel like the world is coming down. You win, it's like, you're supposed to win.

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I base a lot off the team's success, and when the team's not playing well, you're getting your head beat in pretty much every night, it's tough to try and enjoy what you're doing.

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It's always good to feel wanted.

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Being a part of a trade doesn't always mean you're not a good player. It means they want to do something different for their organization.

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As long as you have a job, I'm providing for my family, I'm blessed and you move forward.

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It's refreshing to see my family. I know they can't always come out and see me play and see me throughout the year.

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To see old faces, to give back to the kids and let them know I come from these same schools and streets, and they can make it out, too, that's my biggest message to them.

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I got tired of walking through Durham with people screaming 'Carolina' at me when I walk through Walmart and stuff like that.

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