Jaylen Brown says being booed, doubted, and constantly involved in trade rumors became the fuel that turned him into an NBA champion
“Things have not gone my way. I haven’t been catered to in a sense, which has made me stronger. It made me a better player. It drove me. I can complain, but in reality it made me the best, so I’m grateful for it”
“A lot of people didn’t believe I would be in the position I am now. Some were in this building. Some are no longer here. But I am, so I’m grateful. I used every bit of that as fuel, and I’m still using it. I still don’t feel like I’ve reached my ceiling”
“I want the youth to hear this: there’s nothing wrong with being part of a team and being part of something bigger than yourself. Winning a championship was one of my goals, and it brought me so much joy”
“I’ve made sacrifices. A lot of stuff transpired in this organization. I understood it. I didn’t complain. I didn’t have an agent call and complain like the rest of these other guys do. I just let it make me better, and it fueled me”
“This is just the beginning for me. I’m so invested in learning, getting better, and improving. It’s fun to do.”
The wildest part about POVERTY is how much time it steals. Waiting for buses. Calling assistance offices. Comparing grocery prices. Fighting insurance. Sitting at laundromats. Being poor is a second job nobody pays you for.
Growing up hearing “Wikipedia isn't a valid source” and then entering a workplace where people say “just ask ChatGPT” is a surprisingly strange timeline
Norway beat Israel 5-0 in the World Cup qualifiers and then donated the prize money they won to Gaza and that’s why everyone should be rooting for them.
Kyrie Irving says winning the 2016 NBA championship left him feeling empty: “I didn't know who I was”
“It was like climbing up one of the tallest mountains in the world, winning the championship. And when I got up there and you realized that all the accolades and all the achievements, yeah, it feels good, it feels great to add that to the career. But I just felt empty. After I done traveled, after I done partied, after I done spent a bunch of money, after I asked for more deals. You know, we all been through it”
“Feeling on top of that mountain, after a while I just felt like I didn't really know who I was. I didn't know what my future was gonna be. And when that happens, I didn't know where to really turn. So I started digging deep into my family lineage, and that's where it led me, South Dakota”
He was so right about the bar for being smartest in the room is low af in the league because for weeks we’ve heard nba players tell us how hundreds of millions of dollars isn’t enough money… meanwhile I’ve never once heard any of them mention any of this shit lol.
We’ve heard some wild basketball takes, but saying Bron isn’t clutch might take the cake.
Bro really said LeBron isn’t clutch... you must not be watching the same sport! When you average a 30-point triple double against a 73-9 team and lead BOTH teams in every major stat category, that’s not just clutch… That’s history. Let’s leave the casual takes at the door.
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