Quotes from Chauncey Billups

I've accomplished everything I tried to accomplish in basketball.

I'm thinking about being the best I can be at ESPN in the studio.

I can do a lot more by shooting from outside, score inside, penetrate, and make opportunities for others.

I'm a lot more serious on the court. I'm probably a lot more intense than some of these guys thought I would be. Off the court, I'm a totally different dude. But my passion's to win, and I'm a perfectionist out there.

I'm the kind of guy who has to be two feet in if I am going to give my best effort, so broadcasting is something I'm looking at long-term.

I got into a lot of fights, but it wasn't because of my name. Being from the neighborhood with a name like Chauncey, people think I got picked on. But a lot of strange names come out of the neighborhood.

The game was very, very good to me. I felt like I was equally as good to the game the way I played it and the way I respected it and the way I carried myself through the process.

For me, I think Andre Drummond is going to be a superstar. We didn't have that. We had a lot of very good players. I think Drummond will be a superstar if he continues to work. The media, everyone is behind him.

In the NBA, it's about patience.

I think the most important position in the league now is the point guard.

If you give him a 3-point shot, you might as well count it. I'd rather have Steph Curry beat me 14 points and 14 assists than let him get 40. Because his 40 is just so loud. And it's because of those 3s.

I'm obviously not a politician, nor do I have the desire to be one, but I'm a conscious citizen.

Everybody has their own desires.

The kind of leader and teammate that I was, at every stop I made, I was always honest with guys and honest with myself. I think that was the reason I grew to have the reputation I had in the league.

I don't want to be fired after two seasons and risk never getting another opportunity to coach.

This is a tough, tough life when things aren't going your way.

Quite frankly, Minnesota was where my career kind of turned around, and it all had to do with Flip Saunders and his coaching prowess and his system.

I drive a Range Rover almost every day, but my favorite is my '69 SS Camaro.

A lot of time, you play well and you do good work, but you are not on a good team, so it really doesn't mean anything.

Anytime you can grace the cover of any videogame, that means that you're on that level. That you're one of the best.

Nobody loses gracefully and easily, but there is a way to go about it.

I played football first. I love football. I'm a die-hard Broncos fan. I loved football, but in the offseason, I started playing basketball, and I just fell in love with the game. I've been playing basketball ever since 5th grade.

I persevered, sustained, and continued to work hard and finally got my opportunity in Detroit, and I never turned back from that point. That's what made it so sweet to me to win a championship after what I went through. I had to scrap and fight to get through it, and to reach the pinnacle made it even sweeter.

I'm fully aware that every time I do anything, good or bad, somebody's watching.