62 Paul George Quotes About Basketball, Winning, And Confidence

motivational quotes Sep 23, 2024

Paul George is a professional basketball player known for his scoring, defensive, and, versatility. He's known as one of the best two-way players in the NBA.

PG currently plays for the Philadelphia Sixers and has also played for the Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Los Angeles Clippers.

George played college basketball at Fresno St. before being selected as the 10th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.

Over his career, he has been selected for multiple NBA All-Star Games, All-NBA Teams and NBA All-Defensive Teams.

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Paul George Basketball Quotes

1. "I've never been a guy that's been salty about the shots I'm getting. I just try to play the right way."

2. "LeBron is the best player in our league, but some people have a hard time playing with him."

3. "I'm going to play at the highest I can, the best I can every night. Wherever that lands me, that's where it lands me."

4. "I always just take pride in being a basketball player."

5. "I like to lead by people seeing me playing at certain level."

6. "I've always been a guy to put pressure on myself."

7. "It's always been a battle to play the Warriors."

8. "I don't really classify myself as a scorer. I'm a ballplayer; I'm a playmaker. I like to set people up and make the game easy for everybody."

9. "In Indiana, I knew the offense in and out. I knew spacing; I knew personnel. I knew the offense, how coach wanted to play me. So when I just wanted to take over and control the game, I could."

10. "When I told the Pacers I wanted to play for the Lakers, that was true feelings. I wanted to come back home."

11. "I think the beauty of it is, the older I've gotten, the less pressure it's been, honestly... If you fail, you fail, but you just go out there and you give it all you have. Live with the results, I don't feel that pressure anymore."

12. "I've always been a guy to just let the game come to me. Just play the game."

13. "I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball."

14. "Usually I've had two jobs: be the best defender and the best scorer."

15. "I might be nervous off the court, being booed. But being on the court, it's my comfort zone. It's basketball. It's what I do. I'm not losing sleep over it."

16. "I feel like you can dominate a game in so many ways. That's just always been my mindset, just play ball. Be a basketball player, and everything will fall into place."

17. "If my performance down the stretch lands me on the All-NBA, which I think I'm deserving of, then so be it. I'll be happy."

18. "If it's a shot for me, if I can make a play, create for someone else, I'll do that. A lot of times you run a play, everybody's watching, everybody's locked in, everybody's pulling over, and it just makes the game tougher for me."

19. "I can play in any offense and play off any player."

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Confidence Quotes From PG

20. "I know what I bring to the table. I know my game offensively and defensively. I think I'm one of the best, if not the best, playing two-ways."

21. "I have a goal to be the best player every time I touch that floor. Just be the best me."

22. "I'm confident in what I can do."

23. "I feel like every year I get better, every year I learn something new, and I don't plan on stopping."

24. "I knew I had a lot to offer, and it was just about finding my niche and figuring it out."

25. "I was always self-motivated."

26. "I'm going to get paid what I deserve off of what I bring to the table."

27. "I was kind of unproven. I didn't play in a high-profile school, and with that comes the notion that, 'He's not ready.' I felt I had questions to answer. Was I going to be ready to play against elite-level athletes?"

28. "At 23, I know I'm nowhere close to where I want to be and where I need to be and where I'm going to be."

29. "When I get the ball, I have to be ready to be in scoring mode."

30. "Always being an underdog, always being the player or the person nobody really knew, that always kept a chip on my shoulder."

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Paul George On Winning

31. "I want every year to have a chance to compete for a championship."

32. "For me, it's all about winning. I want to be in a good system, a good team."

33. "I had to be honest to myself. In order for me to win at the highest level or get to where I want to get to. I don't think I'm the 1 guy. I can. I can score with the best. I can take over games with the best. But I don't honestly think that's what my game is if I want to win a championship."

34. "I know who I am as a player, I just want to help a team win."

35. "Nobody wants to play for a team that's not competitive."

36. "Winning takes precedence over all of it. That's the ultimate happiness. It's not location. It's not stardom. It's not 'where can I make the most money.' It's winning, and winning championships."

37. "That's what this game is about, man. Wanting to perform. Wanting to win."

38. "The only thing I wanted out of Indiana was a chance to win my whole career there."

39. "I think everybody, whether they have team goals or individual goals, I think everybody would like to be the MVP of the league. But that's not what my focus is. My job is just to give everything that I have, play as hard as I can, and just try to win as much as possible. If that makes me the MVP, then so be it."

40. "I want to be a champion."

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Paul George Quotes About LA And The Lakers

41. "When I first fell in love with the game, and I'm outside playing in front of the house, I'm not picturing myself in an Indiana jersey or picturing myself in a Thunder jersey. I pictured myself in a Lakers jersey."

42. "In a way, it's like I want to come here, I want to play for the home team and put a Lakers jersey on. That's always going to be something that I want to fulfill."

43. "I'm from L.A. I can say I love L.A. because I'm from L.A."

44. "People saying I want to come here, who doesn't want to play for their hometown? That's a dream come true, if you're a kid growing up on the outskirts of L.A., to be the man in your city."

45. "I had the Kobe jersey. I would do the Kobe walk. I would walk around the house doing the Kobe stare-down face. Anything you can name, I was idolizing him, trying to be like him."

46. "Everyone in the league would say that they would love to go back home and play for their city. It's just something about representing home."

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47. "At the end of the day, people enjoy being comfortable. But that's not what life is about."

48. "Honestly, I think I have some of the biggest partners being in a small market, and I think it doesn't really matter: you can accomplish anything if you have the right people around you and be driven."

49. "That's really the biggest thing, being happy in an organization that supports you and helps you grow and a city that supports you and a training staff."

50. "I'm a family man now. I don't need no distractions; I don't need no big cities, no big lights, at this point in my career."

51. "First and foremost, I want to give thanks to Indiana, as a state, for embracing me and my family for seven years of being there. I learned so much being there. They taught me so much."

52. "Oklahoma, y'all truly made a big impact on me."

53. "The worst has happened. The best is next."

54. "I grew up a Lakers and a Clippers fan."

55. "I don't ever feel cautious about making plays. I tell myself that injuries are more likely to occur if I try to play safe."

56. "As beautiful as Oklahoma is, it doesn't have big lights and none of that. But that's fine... I'm a low-maintenance, low-key, chill guy."

57. "Regardless of how I feel, I always push through all of my workouts before I get ready for the game, because even though I might not like it then, even though I might be a little tired or fatigued, in the long run, it pays off."

58. "I've been inspired by many great players in this league, and it's great to re-inspire younger generations and guys coming into this league."

59. "Once I changed my diet, I noticed I had a ton of energy - I was more lively and ready for the workouts; my body was better. I noticed it was definitely the stuff I was putting in my body that made me feel better."

60. "I'm big on my community and want to stay that way."

61. "I'm not out in the streets. I'm not out in the club, at parties. I'm not really at movie premieres. After games, after practice, I'm home, I'm with my kids, I'm with my girl, and I'm chilling."

62. "I am a sneakerhead, and I grew up a sneakerhead."

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