Chris Paul Quotes

Keep practicing. Never let someone tell you you're too small or too slow.

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

Every now and then you're going to get beaten, but we work hard.

Being close ain't good enough.

You only get a chance to live your dream once, and I'm living mine right now.

I hate losing more than I like winning

Exercise and good nutrition helped make me what I am today and are critical in allowing me stay on top of my game.

Whatever I have to do to help us win, I'll do.

I'm not the greatest long-distance shooter, I know that. But I know if I can get around that free-throw line area, a lot of times you've just got to hope I miss.

I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't money; it's my time.

What I really try to do is take different pages out of different players books.

For me, it's all about who you are. Some athletes may feel a responsibility. Some may not. One thing I've talked with my family and team about is doing more. Trying to make an impact.

Ive been fortunate to be short my entire life. Theres only one position Ive ever had to play, and thats point guard. So Ive always had to be that leader. And that was my job: you know, to talk.

I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And thats what gets people to buy in to your brand - being a winner.

You can replace houses. You can't replace people. I mean, it's left me speechless. I was talking to P.J. (Brown) about it. When the storm hit, I just kept it on CNN and watched the whole thing. Just seeing Canal Street, knowing I was there just a few days before storm and seeing all those stores I went in being under water. Unbelievable.

I've been a winner my whole life.

Obviously I want the fragrance to smell good. I tell people all the time that when you see someone there can obviously be a physical attraction, but scent is something that stays with you. It's something that you remember about a person.

No matter where you put me, I don't care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I'm going to be who I am.

That's the great thing about big cities: Nobody is judging. You really get a chance to show who you are with your style.

People have said I have a Napoleon complex. But I've always had to fight for everything that I have.

Even today a lot of people know me because of my grandfather.

It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in your stomach before every game.

For me, hip-hop culture is involved in everything - it's in me, in who I am, in how I dress, how I talk. It's in my son and my wife.

Family was real important in putting me on my path. I'm so blessed to come from a home with a mother and a father.

One of the things you learn when you go overseas is how much a lot of the countries overseas really just like to enjoy life.