Quotes from Jamal Crawford

The love of playing trumps all of that, to be honest with you. Even the day I retire, I'll still be playing somewhere.

I'm into people, especially kids and making sure they have a fair shake and making sure they reach their potential. So that's important to me.

I like being different.

I've never made an All-Star Game, but I've always had my peers' and coaches' respect around the league.

Obviously, having your peers' respect is everything. I learned that a long time ago: that some people see you one way, some people see you another way, but having your peers' respect is what's really important.

I'm not a fan of analytics. When I was a kid, I couldn't tell you what percentage Allen Iverson shot, or Michael Jordan.

I think you just have to be more aggressive when you come off the bench.

When you bring one of your top scorers, your top players off the bench, it really gives your team balance.

When you're in high school and you win the state championship, there's no better feeling.

I like the fact that when I check in the game, the other players start getting nervous. The other team gets nervous. I like that.

My earliest childhood memories are of my dad putting a basketball in my hand and playing with me in our backyard.

To me, the Northwest is the best. The air, it feels cleaner. The people are so nice and caring. Every time I fly in on a plane, I say, 'I'm never leaving here.' It's just different. People who aren't from here don't get it. It just fits certain people.

I was born to play basketball. There's no question about it. That's it. And I'm saying this in my humblest opinion, I do feel that I was born to play this game. I breathe it, I live it.

No matter what the trends are in the NBA - teams going big, going small, getting more efficient with analytics - the ability for a player to create his own shot, then convert tough shots, will always be a weapon, particularly when you get to the playoffs.

When I was younger, I used to always think making it to the NBA would be the coolest thing in the world. I'd dream about it every day. But as you progress and you attain that goal, then you realize the coolest thing is the effect you can have on people, and kids especially.

I mean, a guy can get 20 points a game. But if you are not winning, who's really paying attention? It's like, 'yeah, his game is nice. But I need to see him do it when it counts, when it really matters and something is on the line.'

Winning always cures all.

It takes a certain level of maturity to get hit and get knocked down and get back up.

I have to pray before I play, and I gotta eat right before I go out there. For a while when I was younger, I would always eat chicken tenders and fries no matter what.

I love passing. I really do. And I try to get my teammates easy stuff.

Whenever I retire, I'll still be playing the game, whether that's at an L.A. Fitness or somewhere else.

It's weird watching games and being apart from it but seeing teams that could use you in certain situations. You see where you could help different clubs in different ways.

I don't take time off. If you've been out of a house for six months and then you come back in and you turn the light on, it might explode. It isn't used to be used. I keep my energy going. It's not a shock to the body when I start playing again. I don't have to 'get in shape.'

You look at my career, when the fit was right, I contributed on the court.