The only person I ever wanted to meet was Muhammad Ali. And of all the people I've ever met, he's the one who most impressed me. It's tough to listen to him. You gotta have patience. But you see how strong his mind is. Even now, he's one of the most intelligent people on the planet.
Carmelo AnthonyI can't worry about what other people are saying about me. At the end of the day, it's just their opinions, but if I said I don't hear it, or it doesn't bother me a little bit, I'd be lying to you.
Carmelo AnthonyEvery year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that.
Carmelo AnthonyIt will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.
Carmelo AnthonyI don't want to just be an athlete. I kind of obsess on that sometimes. I don't want my son to be reading, oh, 'disappointment, just a scorer, selfish, didn't win enough, never quite the best' -- whatever. I want to be bigger than that. I want to shape my own destiny instead of just having him read about whatever on the back page.
Carmelo Anthony