Quotes from Jaylen Brown

I disagree that an athlete can't be intelligent. Some people think that, in basketball, we have a bunch of masculine adults who don't know how to control themselves. They're feeble-minded and can't engage or articulate ideas. That's a narrative they keep trying to paint.

In life, if you stay quiet, you'll get left behind. So I had to learn to be more vocal and outgoing.

I think that's kind of who I am. I just try to be vocal and try to lead by example.

I wake up every day doing what I love to do. I love to play basketball.

Jae Crowder, he's like my big bro.

I had attached my life to basketball so closely that it made me physically ill.

I always have a point to prove where I have a chip on my shoulder at all times.

David Ortiz is almost like a superhero. The type of love that he gives and everything, the positivity that's around him - a lot of people admire him and respect him.

I don't want to come into a situation like the NBA and have to develop for two or three years. When I come in, I want to be a superstar.

Reading is looked at like it's corny or lame, but you'd be surprised what you can find in a book.

A lot of players get to a certain point they don't want to make mistakes. They just want everyone to see how great they are. That ends up being their downfall. You put a cap on yourself.

People will come at me telling me to wear this or wear that. If I don't like it, I don't like it. They couldn't pay me to wear it. If it's something I can rock with, I'll rock it. I'm more interested in being completely authentic to me. In my opinion, being myself is making a statement.

I don't know if I like getting hit, but I try to draw contact.

I try not to think about the things I can't control.

I've taken thousands of shots in the corner. It's all mental. That's all it comes down to, is to be ready, wait for your opportunity, and execute.

Playing in front of your home crowd, they can almost be like the best sixth man in the league, especially being in Boston.

I'm just trying to establish myself, play the game the right way with my teammates, have fun, make the right plays, and get adjusted to the pro game. It's different from college. It's a little bit faster, so I'm just trying to get as comfortable as I can on the court.

I don't have any fear of failure whatsoever. I used to, and I told myself I wouldn't allow myself to anymore.

There's bigger threats in my neighborhood than LeBron James, so I have no fear whatsoever of LeBron.

There's this idea of America that some people have to win and some have to lose, so certain things are in place to make this happen. Some people have to be the next legislators and political elites, and some have to fill the prisons and work in McDonald's. That's how America works. It's a machine which needs people up top and people down low.

When I got to Cal, they tried to put me in safe classes, things I could succeed at. I went to Cal for an education. That's definitely problematic. You see athletes taking majors that don't add up to anything.

I'm just trying to be the best basketball player, the best student, the best son, friend, etcetera. I'm just trying to get better in every facet.

The fans care about somebody who cares about them. It's not all about somebody who can put the ball in the cup. I think that's my calling.

I really feel like there's nothing I can't do on the floor.