Quotes from Iman Shumpert

To me, rapping is an art.

My brother's been cutting my hair since I was in 7th grade.

I've been doing music since sixth grade.

With Cleveland, I think they did a great job in knowing what their team needed, and when I came, I just did my job, and they fully embraced me.

My high threshold for pain will allow me to battle through pretty much anything if I find a way to run and slide.

By the time I got to the league I knew the cameras were going to be there and to turn it on.

I live a real life so I forget to take pictures.

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 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.

Rap isn't that time-consuming for me, compared to an ordinary artist. I do not stay in the studio all day.

Because of what I've saved, I don't really have a lot of worries about money.

I always liked crop tops after I saw it on 'Fresh Prince.'

That's kind of the mystique If you [post your outfit] on Instagram all of the time, I'm going to see a bunch of people walking around looking like Shump.

Love is one of the most powerful and most dangerous things I've ever encountered and, within the same breath, one of the most beautiful and relevant journeys of my life.

You should dress so that somebody remembers you.

Love is one of the only reminders besides pain that things are real. It's one of the only things worth fighting for.

My music, you know I'm not lying about anything, and the way you can tell is how in-depth I can get about everything I'm talking about.

I'm glad Phil Jackson got the rings for Chicago. You traded me away from New York, cool. It's all business; it's all love, whatever. But I'm a grownup now. You not my hero no more.

I would love [to learn more about fashion] - anything that's going to help me put certain looks together.

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 think early on in the league, my biggest problem was I tried to put out what I believe was an innocent fire because I felt it was a conflict with other stars.

I'll show up at Fashion Week with a mink on with a lion head biting my shoulder. I would love that. Oh my God, with a jaguar tail on my shoes. Something crazy.

I have an Instagram [account] but I don't feel a lot of love with it.

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.