I was told I was going undrafted. That's what I was told by everybody. I guess I wasn't good enough in everybody else's eyes.
— Iman Shumpert
Off the court, I think people will like me.
I love fashion.
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.
I have respect for everybody in the league.
Keep feeding yourself with positivity.
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.
If I bring positive energy to the court, most times, I can get that back.
If the offensive player starts losing confidence, that gets the defender's confidence up - and I think the team can feel it.
I need music all the time - just to get my vibe where I want it.
I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'
I don't like video games.
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.
I make sure I do a lot of core work in my training.
It don't matter who scores; we just got to win.
I used to be an angry person.
As long as my daughter likes me, I'm good.
My worst day, I'm just going to try and smile.
Back home, if you get scored on, you're the weak link. When I started getting good, they were like, 'If you're going to play on our team when we go play pick-up, and you start getting scored on, we're not going to let you play anymore.' I started learning how to help other people out with my defense.
Some people read. I like to put words together.
Some guys play so straight, and that may be their thing; like, a lot of guys are good playing like that. I can't play like that. I have to flair out. I have to yell. I gotta scream. I gotta talk trash - that's how I get myself going.
There are certain guys that are obviously a lot more talented than myself and a lot of the other players in the league, but... once you gotta play against me, all that's out the window.
I'm going to miss shots. I'm going to make plenty of mistakes. It's not going to be perfect.
I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.
Everything was always a pretty up and down for me. It's always been an uphill battle as far as getting respect goes.
The way I have played throughout my career has been sporadic.
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.
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've been doing music since sixth grade.
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 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.
It's cool to be on a team where we don't know who's going to score it.
I always enjoyed writing.
I'm a Kanye fan.
If somebody scores on me, I'm going to be mad.
I'm a people person. I'm a hugger.
In high school, I had gym, and with me just being so competitive, I would go too hard in gym class.
Ever since I was little, I wanted to win the NBA championship.
I'm playing basketball. It's my dream job. So I'm a pretty happy camper.
Some people are going to like me; some people won't.
I feel like I can defend three different positions: point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards who don't want to play too much in the post.
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.
All the time, I play with a rhythm; if I'm too far out of the rhythm, I feel out of place.
Usually, if I do a good job in the plus/minus category, I know I've had a good game.
I like Batman, I like basketball, and I like to rap.
My brother's been cutting my hair since I was in 7th grade.
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.
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'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.
I've been doing music for the longest time.
