Stephen Jackson Quotes

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Stephen Jackson

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 5, 1978

Being from the South, I was really into Southern rap, but I listened to a lot of stuff from all over.

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I couldn't afford to go to the record store to buy new tapes, so I'd tape everything off the radio. Just hit record when my song came on. I used to take my mom's tapes and tape over them. I had a nice little collection. Had my own Stephen Jackson mixtapes off the radio!

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I never met a dollar that could change me. Been the same guy since day one.

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I am Port Arthur. I'm the president of Port Arthur.

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Kobe can play in any league.

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I went to Golden State and helped them get to the playoffs my first year there, and they haven't been to the playoffs in 13 years. I played in Charlotte... and I got them to the playoffs. So, every team I go to, I make them better.

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I don't want to be a guy who's just sitting on the bench stealing money.

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Mike Brown is a guy I definitely respect.

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I came into the NBA not looking at it as a job but the same way I did when I was playing at the Y. I was just getting a paid a lot of money to do it, that's all.

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You can't expect a coach to win with guys that don't even care about the game.

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Nobody wants to play the game more than Kawhi. Nobody wants to be great or go down as one of the greatest more than Kawhi. So his heart and his passion and if he wants to play basketball should never be questioned.

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How many people can say that they've punched a fan?

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Just because we make a lot of money we're supposed to be the bigger person? Fans tell us that our kids are ugly and that they should have thrown our mothers in jail for having us. That's not disrespectful?

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I don't want to be fake.

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I'm not going to let Kobe throw elbows at me.

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It's hard for any man to take something thrown at his face and not to retaliate.

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People don't understand how it feels to be with a guy who you call your teammate and you're with more than your family during the course of a season.

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I never thought I would be in a situation where I would have to go into the stands and actually help my teammate fight fans. But at that time, there's no way I could have lived with myself knowing that my teammate is in the stands fighting and I'm not helping him.

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That's the definition of a teammate, being together, being there for your teammate.

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I would not advise a young player to even listen to Byron Scott, because he is the worst coach at communicating with young guys, and I'm living proof.

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