Trevor Ariza Quotes

Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Trevor Ariza Quotes. The wide variety of quotes available makes it possible to find a quote to suit your needs. You’ve likely heard some of the Trevor Ariza Quotes before, but that’s because they truly are great.

I learned that no matter what you do, nothing‘s going to be given to you, and you always have to work for everything you get.

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Whatever helps our team win, that’s what I’m going to do.

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The most important thing for me is feeling like I’m part of something.

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That’s my first job on this earth is to make sure that my offspring are as smart as they can be and as well prepared for this world as they can be. So, I take that very seriously.

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You just got to be comfortable where you are.

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We went through a whole lot in Washington, from winning 28, 29 games to going to the second round of the playoffs in two years. That was a tough time and a great time as well. Early, like my first year, it was really tough, because to be honest with you, I didn’t want to be there.

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It was extremely tough to leave Washington. Especially with the chemistry that we built, players getting better over there. My family and the players, our families became really close. That was tough, I ain’t going to lie.

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My experience in Orlando was a good one. I made some good friends.

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I started to get a whole lot of attention in the 10th grade. That’s when I kind of came out of a little bit of a shell, or whatever, as far as basketball was concerned. I stopped being so goofy. For a high school kid, my game matured a little faster. It got better from the ninth to tenth grade.

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I don’t cry over the past or worry about spilled milk.

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I’m not a big stats guy.

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I’m confident in my abilities to play at any position at any weight, so I’m not worried about bulking up or anything like that.

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You don’t live in the past. You live in the present and look toward the future.

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I love being a father, and I couldn’t ask for better children.

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I’m comfortable in my skin anywhere and everywhere.

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I don’t think you ever really get over losing a sibling, especially when you are with that person every day.

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Bottom line: If I’m open, I’m going to shoot the ball.

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To me, James Harden is like basketball’s Picasso – he’s an artist whose work you respect, even if you don’t always understand its significance until later. (Or maybe Van Gogh or some other artist – I’m not an art history buff, but you get my point).

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I’m going to compete. That’s what you’re going to get from me – competition. I’ve done throughout my whole career.

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That’s when you start messing up, when you put too much pressure on yourself. Just come into the game clear and just try to play hard.

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I always thought there was more to basketball than just scoring the ball.

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On the court, I get the opportunity to just open up all my feelings, everything that’s wrong, everything I struggle with, I get to come out here and forget about it and get it out.

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I always imagined myself going up against Reggie Miller, Michael Jordan, guys like that, and I had to make the shot to win the game.

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My teammates have given me a lot of confidence, my coaches have also. When there’s people behind you like that, you have no choice but to get better.

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Teams make runs and you just have to stay focused.

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In order to get better, you’ve got to give to your team. If you give to your team, everybody sees it, everybody feels it, and it makes the next person next to you want to give to you.

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I get the job of guarding the ‘tough guy‘ every night so I just try to bring the same energy every night with whoever it is that I’m facing.

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It’s hard to describe the profound way James Harden changes the game of basketball when he’s on the court. It’s not easy to capture the way he can see two or three steps ahead of everyone else. James is unlike any player I’ve ever played with.

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My family is definitely the most important thing for me, before anything. Basketball, everything.

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It’s a business. So sometimes, teams make business decisions and you’ve got to live with that.

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I hate when people score on me.

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I didn’t really want to play for the Lakers, I wanted to play for the Clippers.

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In order to be a great team you have to be selfless.

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The past is not going to get us anywhere. We’ve got to play for the moment.

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The doctors told me I had a bone deficiency, so I had to get my vitamin D up. I’ve been drinking a lot more milk. Still don’t like it though.

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D.C. has become one of my favorite places in America.

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I’m not worried about who‘s starting and who’s coming off the bench.

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I want to play good.

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I’m a laid-back dude, period, but I can be vocal, if need be.

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I would like to play for as long as I feel like I can play at an elite level, however long that is is how long I would like to play.

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I mean, to be honest with you, my whole career I’ve guarded players that have outweighed me by 30 pounds. Period, ‘Melo to LeBron.

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You trust your work. You understand throughout the season everything isn’t going to be perfect, stay confident, continue to take the shots you’ve been taking and whatever happens, happens.

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I mean that’s what a team is about: just coming together and doing the things that are needed to win.

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Playing basketball is a game that I love. I’ve been doing it since I was a kid. It’s what I always wanted to do.

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It took for me to get to the Lakers and for my teammates to help me get through that mental block that I had. Anytime I was open, anytime it even looked like I might be open, they always told me, ‘Shoot the ball. We don’t care if it goes in or if you don’t make it. Just shoot it.’

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There’s no crying in basketball.

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I’m just a big kid at heart.

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I don’t like ghosts.

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My son is an L.A boy, just like his daddy.

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I’m a West Coast dude, definitely, but I do like the city of D.C. It’s cool. A lot of things to do. It’s just cold.

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