Quotes from Baron Davis

My goals all along were to win state and play in the McDonald's All-American game. I'm happy I was able to accomplish those things.

I felt that N.Y. is the mecca of basketball. The love that I have for basketball, I feel it here.

As a parent, you worry about kids' safety and the world they're living in.

I never saw Black Santa growing up. I would have loved to.

Basketball saved my life.

I've played at Rucker Park a couple of times. It's cold blooded. It's hype in there, real hype.

A 'wedgie' is exactly what you think it is. It's the ball getting stuck between the basket and the backboard.

I love basketball; I play every day.

I'm a believer in starting from the bottom.

Sometimes the Knicks just need to be the Knicks. And not the New York Knicks. What I mean by that is that they're New York's team and everybody is going to be focused on that. But they should learn to pace themselves, set goals and be patient with what they're doing.

History lets you know exactly where you are today. And if you pay attention to it, it gives you a broad perspective of everyone. You can relate it to pretty much any time.

When you're 20 and going to the draft, everybody is telling you what you should wear. I kind of succumbed to peer pressure on that one.

I can tell by body language who wants a shot and who's going to make it and who's going to take a bad shot.

Nobody cared about Baron Davis for so long, and then all of a sudden, it's like all these articles are coming out. People are passing judgment or thinking they know me.

I think J.Crew has figured out a way to make young professional guys look cool with a polished suit that looks expensive but is actually affordable.

I always like to shop and for me it was just about seeing things I like and making it part of my wardrobe and collecting things that I could always bring back when I'm like 50, 60 years old.

I was 5'3' when I was 15, but suddenly shot up to over 6 feet by the time I turned 18 and it was clear that an NBA career was up for grabs.

My grandfather built a basketball court for me when I was 3 years old as a Christmas present, and I would go back there every day all day and just play basketball.

I just like to write. You can't play basketball 16 hours a day, so it's just working out, working on your body, take a nap, watch some TV, watch some games, and write.

My dream was to play football at Notre Dame more than anything.

I played with a herniated disk that I didn't find out was herniated until I tore my meniscus.

I always had my basketball. So when I showed up at the playground, everybody knew what I wanted to do.

I can probably go down in history as the best backup point guard ever in NBA history.

I could see myself coaching at the high school level, but I'd really love to coach at UCLA. That would be a dream for me.