Chris Paul Quotes

We wanted to impress the crowd so much. The city has done so much for us and welcomed us right in, and we just wanted to give them a good show and show them that we're going to play for them. I think guys just had a little bit of jitters.

I was always into sports games. Never really played anything else. I grew up on games like Madden and NBA Jam.

I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And thats what gets people to buy in to your brand - being a winner.

People have said I have a Napoleon complex. But I've always had to fight for everything that I have.

Being close ain't good enough.

It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in your stomach before every game.

Keep practicing. Never let someone tell you you're too small or too slow.

No matter where you put me, I don't care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I'm going to be who I am.

I grew up on games like Madden and NBA Jam, then moved on to NFL 2K on Dreamcast. The game I really loved was Virtua Tennis.

If my son is happy, then I am happy.

I had never been to Oklahoma City before. I had no clue. Just heard there were a lot of tornadoes.

Even today a lot of people know me because of my grandfather.

What I really try to do is take different pages out of different players books.

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

One of the things you learn when you go overseas is how much a lot of the countries overseas really just like to enjoy life.

I've always been vertically challenged. I never grew at all until my junior year of high school-if you call that growing.

For me, hip-hop culture is involved in everything - it's in me, in who I am, in how I dress, how I talk. It's in my son and my wife.

You only get a chance to live your dream once, and I'm living mine right now.

I trust my wife more than I trust myself.

Ive been fortunate to be short my entire life. Theres only one position Ive ever had to play, and thats point guard. So Ive always had to be that leader. And that was my job: you know, to talk.

I hate losing more than I like winning

You can replace houses. You can't replace people. I mean, it's left me speechless. I was talking to P.J. (Brown) about it. When the storm hit, I just kept it on CNN and watched the whole thing. Just seeing Canal Street, knowing I was there just a few days before storm and seeing all those stores I went in being under water. Unbelievable.

Family was real important in putting me on my path. I'm so blessed to come from a home with a mother and a father.

Im still getting more familiar with the plays and different things, but I think that will come along with getting more experience and getting to know the guys better.

Being from North Carolina, it's kind of slow-paced. There's not too much going on there, whereas in New Orleans, there's always something going on. I just love all the people, going out to dinner and enjoying anything I want.

We showed why road games have been tough for us throughout this year. That's where we've got to get better. It's a learning experience.

Every now and then you're going to get beaten, but we work hard.

I always tell D-West, 'We're the leaders on the team, and if we go down, we've got to go down shooting.'

For me, it's all about who you are. Some athletes may feel a responsibility. Some may not. One thing I've talked with my family and team about is doing more. Trying to make an impact.

Exercise and good nutrition helped make me what I am today and are critical in allowing me stay on top of my game.

I'm not much into anything too flashy.

I'm not the greatest long-distance shooter, I know that. But I know if I can get around that free-throw line area, a lot of times you've just got to hope I miss.

I love Polo. I have a lot of Ralph Lauren suits. I got Dolce, I got a little bit of everything. And my favorite thing about Ralph Lauren is that he puts the number three on a lot of his clothes, so I feel like it's meant for me.

Sometimes the fans are too nice.

I've been a winner my whole life.

I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't money; it's my time.

Whatever I have to do to help us win, I'll do.

I can dunk! I can dunk, and not just in NBA Live.

I have a Dominique Wilkins Hawks jersey that I still wear. That's probably my favorite one. What's funny is that I spend all this time collecting jerseys, and now people are out there collecting mine.