Keep feeding yourself with positivity.
Iman Shumpert
I'm a taco guy, so I like Mexican food, and any form of a taco, I'm going to eat it. During the season, I'll make it a grilled chicken taco. But after the season, give me a regular beef taco and fill it to capacity. I need meat, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, pico de gallo, and everything you got.
Ray Allen's diet was insane. He was trying to break it down to me what he ate and how disciplined he tries to stay. When you're a 21 year-old, you're not used to that. He was doing Paleo and experimenting with all types of things.
Since I entered the league, half of my checks have always gone into a separate account... I pride myself on doing that. I've done it no matter the size of my contract or salary.
If an athlete plays the guitar, they say, 'That's so cool, he can play the guitar.' But if a guy raps, they say, 'Please don't be another rapper,' only because the rappers are so bad. I promise I'm not anything like that.
Everyone will say something about confidence or something if you miss a couple shots. You've just got to keep shooting.
I wish I was in my 20s during the '90s to really fully live it. I feel like that was a pretty exciting time being from Chicago, seeing Jordan win six rings.
I think when I started playing against some of the best guys on the AAU circuit, I started to look at myself and say, 'I am one of these guys.'
When I was growing up, all my cousins had high-top fades. I thought it would be cool to see how long I could grow a high-top.
I just want to win.
I like art; if I could just draw pictures all day, I would, but I can't; I'm horrible. I practiced at it, still didn't get better - gave it up. I'm good with words, though, so I write music, poetry; sometimes I just journal in my phone.
My brother's been cutting my hair since I was in 7th grade.
I like to paint pictures with words, 'cause I can't draw for anything.
I've been doing music since sixth grade.
I ain't got time to pay somebody to drive my vehicle.
Everybody in this league waits on an opportunity when you don't play the starter minutes, when you don't play the type of minutes you want. And with each given opportunity, you got to be ready to come out and perform.
Having a routine makes for a better professional.
When I was growing up, I didn't really have a lot of different things I could wear. As I got older, the more I could look different on an everyday basis, the better.
My father, my first coach, would never let me punk out if I was capable of helping the team.
I always enjoyed writing.
I've started most of the time I've been in a Knick jersey, so I just think they want me to bring a certain energy every night. They want me to bring that defensive presence because they know I can make something out of nothing on defense, and I think they just want me to bring that defensive presence every day.
I was called fool's gold. That's what I was called in the draft combine. That's how I remember it. I took it personal.
Love is one of the most powerful and most dangerous things I've ever encountered and, within the same breath, one of the most beautiful and relevant journeys of my life.
I always liked crop tops after I saw it on 'Fresh Prince.'
I'm a people person. I'm a hugger.
In Chicago, growing up there, that's how we played. You play for something more than just yourself. You play to win, and that's all that really matters.
You may have to change how you guard somebody because of how they play. But the mindset stays the same - making people uncomfortable, making them do what you want them to do instead them dictating on offense.
Of course there's going to be times when I'm going to have to step up and knock down corner 3s, but I don't want to settle all the time.
I'm a Kanye fan.
I believe all men that are desired by masses of women due to looks, drive, and character are all more than likely to be seeing multiple women (Rightfully so if they are single).
The way I rap isn't about me boasting. Rarely will I do that.
Don't let men fool you... we all want love; we just know that it can leave us very vulnerable, and we seek a woman who understands and protects that with her life.
I just write verses. I don't write all day long. When I have something that needs to be said, I just write it down on my notepad in my iPhone.
I joke about it a lot, but I be serious as a heart attack when I say it: I don't wish that on nobody, not being able to play.
I make sure I do a lot of core work in my training.
As long as my daughter likes me, I'm good.
I've been doing music for the longest time.
I used to be an angry person.
I'm a culture guy. I sort of know all the familiar ingredients to get something going. Once everyone starts to buy in collectively, then that culture can start being built.
It's cool to be on a team where we don't know who's going to score it.
It don't matter who scores; we just got to win.
People sometimes think that if someone plays basketball, they have to do that one thing they're great at. But I like being able to show that you can do more than one thing and do it at a high level.
I think that for my sport, the core is the most important. I mean, really in all sports, but especially in the sport I play, I keep my core right and try and keep that up no matter what I'm doing.
I'm a Type A person who doesn't want to get stuck in any one type of workout. I need a variety of things to stay interested, and that way, you make sure you get the most out of yourself.
My job is to pay attention to the feel of the game and always add a positive energy to it on my team through the ups and downs of the game.
I don't like video games.
I like Batman, I like basketball, and I like to rap.
I wanted to go the NBA and win a championship because I've never seen a grown man cry the way Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan cried when they won a championship.
I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'
Usually, if I do a good job in the plus/minus category, I know I've had a good game.
