Quotes from Matt Barnes

I was one of those guys that really had to fight to make it in this league. Early on, I really had to do whatever it took, whether it be fight, rough people up, to make the team. I looked at it as it's either me or them - and it was going to be me.

Ever since I lost my mom, I'm really just trying to give back. At first, we were doing screenings and paying for surgeries, but now I've been fortunate enough to team with UCLA, and we're creating a scholarship program for kids who beat cancer.

Every one of us has the ability to raise awareness, volunteer, educate our friends and family, and give back to our communities.

The NBA never wanted to use me to market their work even though I have a huge following and lots of fans. I was the bad guy to them.

If you take the chance to get to know me off the court, you'll see that I'm not the bad guy that everybody wants me to be on the court.

I was the bad guy, the NBA bad guy.

Good TV is not about people being happy; it's drama.

People don't realize that everyone in the NBA is really good. The difference is having a coach that believes in you.

I don't have friends when I'm on the court, besides my team.

To win a championship, you need to win on the road.

Until you get that championship, nobody's good enough.

I was blessed to play 15 years, especially not even supposed to have made it. So, to be able to play 15 years, win a championship, I think that basketball chapter of my life is done.

It's obviously a blessing to be able to play on Christmas Night, the one big night everyone watches.

I play basketball hard-nosed and if you're not on my team, during that 48 minutes we're enemies.

I always wanted to do NBA Cares but they didn't want me to represent the league. I just did Matt Cares instead. I went to Africa by myself to do camps and clinics.

I really feel blessed to be in a position I am, to even have an opportunity to play in the league.

In order to win a championship, you've got to be consistent.

I've never had a huge contract.

I was playing tackle football in the street at five years old. Always being physical. Always being tough, just like a man's man. It was just always about being tough.

Even though the city of Memphis and this organization has welcomed me with open arms, I play every game like it's my last. Play as hard as I possibly can. Been no different my whole career.

When you're in one of the biggest media markets and you have a good team and you're predicted to do well, if you struggle at any point, they're going to come after you. Even when you're playing well, you're not winning by enough.

I'm a target on and off the court. I've done some things I regret. But being a target is rough.

There's so much that goes into being a pro athlete that people have no idea about.

Yeah, I'm doing some stuff behind the camera. Producing and directing. I feel like my face has been on TV enough in my lifetime that people don't need to see me like that anymore.