I just want a ring. Bottom line.
— Rajon Rondo
One-on-one is different than actually going through picks, hitting the floor, playing 5-on-5, getting back in transition, making quick moves without thinking about it.
Who doesn't want the ball? Everyone wants the ball; everyone wants to score.
I try to be two or three steps ahead of my guy, my opponent.
You can consider me stubborn, but I think I'm really intelligent.
When everyone touches the ball, it gives everyone energy, and that translates to the defensive end, where it all starts.
That's what I'm a big believer in, giving everyone touches and energy on both ends of the floor.
I am who I am. I don't try to be something I'm not.
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.
I know I'm a winner.
I have no doubts about what my talents can do.
I'm not a dirty player.
I don't really read the papers.
I try to do what's best for the team.
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.
What I pride myself on mostly is making the game easier for my teammates.
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.
My arms are pretty long.
I can't remember one bad time I had in Boston as far as where I got negative feedback from fans, no matter the first year we lost 18 straight or the following year we won a championship.
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.
A lot of people didn't see me play in Sacramento. I think we had one TV game.
Whether I start or I'm the guy to come off the bench, I'll do whatever it takes.
I don't want to be the hardest working guy in the gym.
When everyone touches the ball, it gives you energy and life on defense.
People have been counting me out since Day One.
Getting a tear in my ACL in 2012 puts a lot of things in perspective about being able to play the game.
I'm going to compete every possession.
I've been basically challenged my whole life.
I play the game hard; I play the game with an edge.
I take pride in being a great teammate.
Hopefully I'll be a GM one day, or even a coach, teaching the game to the young guys.
I can do the little things, play defense, dive on the floor to get loose balls, things like that.
I'm an extension of the coach on the floor.
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.
There is no place on or off the court for language that disrespects anyone's sexual orientation. That is not who I am or what I believe, and I will strive every day to be a better person.
Hard work speaks for itself.
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.
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.
No better way to bond than food.
I take accountability for my actions.
I don't mind being judged or pressure being put on myself.
I believe you learn every day.
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'm not a trash-talker.
I play the game the right way.
I try to watch film with teammates and help them as well, so that's just part of the game, part of playing.
I always feel like I can teach.
I think I can run a team pretty well.
You can get caught up in making and missing shots, but the game is so much more.
