Talk is cheap, but when you go out there and prove it - you're the first one to show up for practice, and you're the last to leave - that's how you lead by example.
Rajon Rondo
You don't do charity work for publicity. Well, I know I don't. Everybody's different.
Whether I start or I'm the guy to come off the bench, I'll do whatever it takes.
What I pride myself on mostly is making the game easier for my teammates.
In Boston, the year we won the championship, guys were so much different in age. You don't have the same lives off the court.
I try to be two or three steps ahead of my guy, my opponent.
I don't try to come in and act like I know it all, and that's why I put the extra work in of watching film, getting an understanding of what you want from personnel, each player.
Only a couple of guys should be talking in practice.
I'm not a dirty player.
A lot of people didn't see me play in Sacramento. I think we had one TV game.
I eat at certain times. I got to leave the house at certain times. I shower at certain times before the game.
I know I'm a winner.
I feel like, when I get a certain amount of minutes, and when the coaches allow me to be me on the court, I'm Rondo. There's no 'Playoff Rondo.'
I try to give as much advice as possible.
I came into the league traded. So I'm not the only person that goes through trade rumors each year.
A leader can't pick and choose when he wants to lead.
My arms are pretty long.
I put a lot of work in. I watch film. I study. People may knock it, but I think it's what makes me great.
People have been counting me out since Day One.
I am who I am. I'm unique. I'm my own self.
That's part of the NBA. It's a lot of ups and downs.
I think I can run a team pretty well.
I just want a ring. Bottom line.
I can do the little things, play defense, dive on the floor to get loose balls, things like that.
Playing for the Bulls, playing for big organizations, like Boston, you're going to be judged from Day One. It's part of it. You signed up for it.
First of all, I'm misunderstood in general. I don't mind because I'm very quiet, and I stay to myself. People are going to say what they want to say.
I'm going to compete every possession.
A trade is a trade, but it's different as far as summertime versus in the season.
The only thing that can conquer hate is love.
The point guard is always the leader on the floor, regardless: the extension out there on the floor for the coach.
I play the game the right way.
Every night, I go out there, and I try to compete and win.
Getting a tear in my ACL in 2012 puts a lot of things in perspective about being able to play the game.
I play the game hard; I play the game with an edge.
No better way to bond than food.
I might be out of the league if I didn't have a guy like K.G. to show me the ropes and a coach like Doc Rivers.
I take accountability for my actions.
Everyone wants to believe Chris Paul is a good guy. They don't know he's a horrible teammate. They don't know how he treats people.
Hopefully I'll be a GM one day, or even a coach, teaching the game to the young guys.
With the ball in your hands as the point guard, you want to be able to control the game and take care of it.
I take pride in being a great teammate.
I think I stand up more often than I should on defense. I've got to be solid and continue to get better.
When we're able to get stops, get the ball off the glass and run, you never know who's going to get the ball. Everyone takes off, runs to their spots, and the ball just finds the open man.
I'm a poet.
Every team I've played on has players-only meetings, players staff meetings, so this is part of the process.
If given an opportunity, knowing I'll play 36 minutes a night, I can perform at a high level. Spotty or inconsistent minutes, which have been the case in the past, then the numbers fluctuate.
You can get caught up in making and missing shots, but the game is so much more.
I'm an extension of the coach on the floor.
I always feel like I can teach.
I try to do what's best for the team.
