Quotes from Kenny Smith

You make decisions just crossing the street.

I make people pay their debts.

My situation in Houston is like night and day compared to Atlanta. This system fits my game, and the team has confidence in me to get the job done.

Something that my teammates always thought was going to be a punishment for me - sitting next to Coach Russell on the team bus - actually turned out to be the best moment of my life.

One thing is a pro is supposed to make certain plays, while a college player is learning to make plays.

A few years, there are teams that are just dominant over everyone. Those years are few and far.

Games like 'Call of Duty' and 'NBA Baller Beats' have so much to them. I was more of the 'Pac-Man' generation where we were excited to play table tennis on the TV.

We win together as a team, and we lose together as a team.

I've been winning my whole life. I've been blessed to be a winner.

In Texas, it's football. In Georgia, football. There's an appreciation from the average person about football more than anywhere else. And we have that for basketball in New York. And we'll always have that in New York.

The one thing about college basketball is you don't have to have the best player to win.

The one thing in most communities, the staple is the basketball court. And when that looks good, I think the community feels good about itself, knowing that people care and have an opportunity to not only play there, but it's also a social meeting place.

I like to dribble to Queen's 'Another One Bites the Dust.'

You can dribble on carpet. I grew up in Queens, and we had carpet in our living room. And actually, even in some of these gymnasiums where we're playing the game, we're on carpet. If you're 12 or 13 years old, you've dribbled on the carpet in your mom's house.

You can have your own thought process about things, but you still need to include and co-exist with other people.

Always, a form of self-equilibration, a soul or psyche, is trying to assert itself, to continue the melody of its self-realized life.

I think that for me, as a UNC graduate, I value my education - I think everyone who's gone to that university values education.

Any guard would love playing with a great big man, one who rebounds, blocks shots, and scores.

There are a lot more famous fathers out there than me with daughters who wouldn't mind singing careers... but the talent and the work ethic have to be on point. Kayla's blessed to have all that.

You don't get the accolades unless you win. It took me a while to understand. No one will remember how Kenny Smith played in Game 1 unless we win the series. The thrill is in winning.

Mike Brown wasn't about race relations, nor Trayvon Martin or even Hurricane Katrina for that matter. It's about trust.

When you play, you get an opportunity to hone your craft.

I don't think the Lakers could control Tony Parker's ability to get into the paint, so his health is the key for San Antonio.

The important thing is to be around people who will make you a better player. Otherwise, you can remain average.