Quotes from Rasheed Wallace

I never liked Duke. I don't know why. Just never did. Guess they were always a heavy favorite and I liked to go with the underdog.

I'm not sure how I became that way. But I've always been that way. Every team has to have at least one emotional player on the squad, or it wouldn't feel like a real squad. That lifts the squad up whenever it's down. That's what I try to do.

Being an opponent playing in Boston over the years, you always see guys in the stands who played for the Celtics. It's a mystique. It's cool.

Look, I'm not a water expert. I'm not a scientist. But I've been to Flint. I've seen what's happening. We have a third-world situation still going on in the United States of America. That's the truth.

I like Josh Hart. I've liked him since 'Nova.

Flopping shouldn't get you nowhere.

People know I'm Philly straight up and down.

As long as the people in Flint need our help, we're going to be here. And our hands-on impact is needed to uplift the morale and bring people's spirits up.

If a person doesn't like me or doesn't like my game, OK, that's how they feel. Can't be upset with it.

Offence doesn't concern me. It's easier for people to get layups than it is to get stops on defence or a block.

I'm not scared of the NBA. I'm not scared of the NBA officials.

There's a lot of bad habits a lot of guys have now in the NBA and in college, so there's only one way to get them started right and that's to go back to the roots.

When I was in my heyday, of course I had those who hated me. They were supposed to hate the opposition. But it's good, though. It feels good.

I just play an overall game.

There's two facets of this game. You know, if I'm not making shots, OK, then I have to do something on defense. So if I'm missing shots or making shots, it doesn't affect my overall game.

What good is it if you are a 15-, 16-time All-Star and you never won nothing? A ring supersedes all of that.

I lived across the street from my elementary school, and in the schoolyard we could always go play there and know we were safe.

I know, playing in schoolyards, and summer leagues, that I can hit the three.