I'm just going to be myself. And when you're bein' yourself, you don't have to back up lies or the stories you told. You don't got to sugarcoat nothin'.
John Wall
My jump shot is the key thing. Guys go on the pick and roll and will force me to knock down shots.
You're not getting any recognition as a point guard if you ain't winning.
I like to compete in everything I do.
Some compare me to Derrick Rose, and that's a compliment.
I want to be one of those point guards who knock down shots you have to get over the top.
I'm strong, but my arms are skinny; they're never going to get big and bulky like a football player.
Coach Calipari pushes his players, and that's why his teams are successful.
I think my best feature are my abs. They're cut up.
In eighth grade, I was actually better in football. I played running back, wide receiver, and safety - just like Allen Iverson.
I looked up to Magic Johnson a lot. He was a tall point guard who found his teammates and had a good time.
I speak my mind, so I don't hold my tongue for nobody.
When our career is over, when we retire and the basketball stops bouncing, we still have to find something else to do.
Not everybody's going to have a perfect relationship with every great player on their team. But when I step between those lines and I'm with my team, we're a brotherhood.
I think basketball harnessed and built my toughness and competitiveness. I grew up in a tough neighborhood, and you were either going to cry and moan about it or get tough.
When people talk trash about me and doubt me, I just use it as motivation.
Most people don't know I have a weird pregame meal. I'm picky, so all I eat are grapes and a hamburger with nothing on it. I get the meat, the bun - that's it.
You always gotta do the right thing: you never know who's watching.
I don't put the pressure on everybody else. I put the pressure on myself because I am that franchise guy. I am the guy that has to be the leader of the team, that has to get everybody better, make everybody better on my team.
I went to Kentucky to be a better player.
I'm from Raleigh, North Carolina, and the Cowboys have always been my team.
Once I argue with somebody, I'm cool; I let it pass. I'm back to playing basketball.
I had a real bad attitude after my dad passed of liver cancer. I was 9, and we were really close.
I'm the type of guy that hates to get out of practice.
I've been a Cowboys fan since I was born.
I know people know how good I am playing basketball... All I do is just use it as motivation: keep getting better, keep doing the same stuff and doing it even better.
I'm one of those guys that likes to lead, not follow.
I respect and love every team and cheer for every team and hope every team in Washington, D.C., do well just like they do for us.
Momentum is a whole lot in the game of basketball. People dwell on momentum, but that really does matter.
Crunches are my go-to. I do 100 crunches in the morning and at night to get myself going and get my body moving.
I have an opportunity to be in the N.B.A. and play the game that I love the most and be able to take care of my family and myself.
I feel like I can be a great defensive player when I put my mind to it for the whole game, not just half the game.
