52 Jaylen Brown Quotes On Basketball, Life, Confidence & Being Himself

motivational quotes Mar 05, 2025

Inspirational basketball quotes from NBA star Jaylen Brown:

Jaylen Brown is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Boston Celtics.

Before being drafted into the NBA in 2016, Brown played one year for the California Golden Bears.

On the court, Jaylen is known for his versatility and scoring prowess.

He is a multi NBA All-Star, and won an NBA Championship and Finals MVP in 2024 with the Celtics.

Off the court, Brown is known for his outspokenness about social justice.

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Top Jaylen Brown Quotes About Basketball

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

2. "Basketball has always taken me places that I could have never imagined."

3. "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."

4. "It's definitely a blessing to be here. To represent the Celtics, my family, organization, the community, a greater community, it's an honor that I don't take lightly."

5. "If I want any shot at getting on the floor, I gotta know what I'm doing defensively."

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

7. "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."

8. "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."

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

10. "The way the NBA is going forward with versatility and everybody being able to play multiple positions, I'll fit right in."

11. "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."

12. "I'm strong enough to guard the big guys and have enough heart to lock them down."

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

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

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Jaylen Brown On Confidence And Being Himself

15. "I'm overly confident. I believe in myself 100 percent. I believe in my game, and I believe in my work ethic."

16. "I'm not trying to be different. To me, I'm just being myself."

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

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

19. "I'm emotionally and physically ready for anything."

20. "I would go to games like I go to dinner. If I come and wear something crazy, I'm just trying to be myself."

21. "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."

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

23. "I can remember back when I was getting ready for the NBA, going through media training, going to certain camps - they almost teach you to not say anything that will get you any backlash or not say anything out of the norm, and what you're saying could be true to yourself."

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

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Work Ethic Quotes From Jaylen Brown

25. "I just want to develop and be the best player I can be."

26. "I've worked on my shot because that's what people have been critiquing me on my whole life. I've gotten a lot better at it, and I continue to get better at it."

27. "I'm just going to keep working to show people what I can do."

28. "We've had losses, we've had embarrassment, and we've had mistakes. I've used it all to just improve."

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

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

31. "Before you can lead anybody else, you gotta put yourself in the right position to be successful."

32. "I want to understand everything so I can put myself in a position to be successful."

33. "Everything is educational."

34. "Embarrassment is where growth happens."

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

Best Jaylen Brown Quotes About Life

36. "I think it's becoming cool to have mental toughness or to meditate. It's a thing, but I don't think people really understand the value of it."

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

38. "I don't believe in holding your tongue, especially if it's something you can directly benefit from or some people need to hear."

39. "Often, everybody is comfortable with their role in life, and they forget about the people who are uncomfortable."

40. "At the end of the day, basketball is basketball. You've got a whole life to live."

41. "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."

42. "Athletes have all the influence in the world. Everyone wants to hear what you have to say."

43. "Athletes aren't allowed to have an opinion. It's tough. Athletes are evolving right in front of our eyes. You see athletes who are politicians, etc., and still, we're told to shut up and dribble."

44. "Why, when an athlete says something, why is it downplayed or considered not OK? I've always challenged that notion."

45. "I'm not saying that players should go out and say random things, especially if they don't know anything about it. But I think players do know more than people give them credit for. People do research, and people are entitled to their own opinions."

More Motivational Jaylen Brown Quotes

46. "I just try to be respectful of everybody."

47. "Sports is a unique thing in our country. It's so influential. It's almost like a sacrament for religion."

48. "Sports and education, I think they overlap."

49. "Don't measure a man when everything is going well...measure a group when adversity hits."

50. "I learned to play chess at a young age, and I think that's where learning to plan things out and put things in position, that was the best thing for me."

51. "When I open my mouth and talk, sometimes people say they are amazed of my intellect. I don't know if that's because I truly speak in a way that people can understand or feel a certain way, or because they don't expect it. I don't know. That's something I am curious about."

52. "I definitely feel like you have an influence. I'm 21 years old, and I'm thinking about the kids that are from my neighborhood, from my community, that are looking up to me and seeing me handle myself a certain way, so I do feel a responsibility in that sense to handle myself a certain way in front of those guys."