- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tennis was always sort of a - a learning. It was a vehicle for me to discover a lot about myself. And the things that I sort of discovered at times I not only didn't want to see it for myself but I certainly didn't want millions of people to see it.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, I actually tell my son that I don't have any hair because he asked me the same question that I gave it to him when he was born, so he actually still believes that. He's five years old.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bathtubs, pools, water - to me, it's a very essential part of being grounded and sensual and feeling yourself.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, the psychology behind the character is critical. So I work very hard to get into the mind of the man that I'm going to be playing, because number one, I want to understand why he's doing what he's doing. It's essential, it's absolutely essential.
- Busy
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me the march was a labor - a labor of love - but I was busy handing out flyers for the National Association of Black Social Workers, so I really wasn't standing in the crowd listening and observing. I was busy.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I thought that was the best way for me to participate, because standing in the crowd and listening is a fantastic education, but it's not my nature. I need to be involved. So I did that instead.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it's clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I place love above everything, it is because for me it is the most desperate, the most despairing state of affairs imaginable.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Guys like LeBron, Chris Paul, Kobe... They all speak to me. It's just insane that all these top tier guys who have been in the All-Star game for so many years actually know who I am. I mean not in a million years did I think that Kobe would speak to me.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
Detroit has a history of a lot of great rebounders and big guys that have been great defenders. So for me to pick up where they left off and continue that trend, of being a gritty, tough big man is pretty cool.
- Right
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think, for me, I'm making the right plays and finding my teammates if I'm not open and finishing strong around the rim.
- Detroit
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- Nov 07, 2020
Spending my 20s in Detroit has been incredible for me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously, with me being a DJ, I have a love for music. One day I was like, 'OK. I'm tired of playing everybody else's music. I rather play my music.' So, that's kind of how the whole me doing music thing started.
- Passed
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- Nov 07, 2020