35 Russell Westbrook Quotes On Effort, Basketball, Fashion, And Life

motivational quotes Jan 19, 2024

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Russell Westbrook is a professional basketball player who is known for his explosive athleticism, his intense playing style, and for being a triple-double machine.

Westbrook has played for several teams throughout his career, including the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers.

Russ won the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2017 and is a 9-time NBA All-Star, although he is most known for his triple-doubles.

Westbrook owns the record for the most triple-doubles in a single season (42) in the 2016-2017 season. He also has the most career regular season triple-doubles in NBA history, having passed Oscar Robertson in 2021. He is the only player to average a triple-double over four different seasons.

Westbrook plays with heart, passion, and intensity every time he steps on the floor.

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Russell Westbrook Quotes About Effort And Attitude

You never have to question Russell Westbrook's effort.

He always plays with heart, passion, and 110% effort every time he steps on the court.

As Russ says himself, he has no fear when he steps on the court. He has a killer mentality on the court and has the attitude that he can do anything.

1. "I'm never satisfied. I'm always trying to get better and learn from my mistakes."

2. "I have fears, but I do not fear anything or anybody on the court."

3. "If I get to know somebody, I'll open up, but other than that I like to sit back and observe things."

4. "I say, 'Why not' to everything."

5. "My friends and I started that motto early in high school - that attitude, that mentality - from way back then: Want to go to Stanford? Why not? Want to play in the NBA? Why not?"

6. "Just continue to tell yourself 'why not?' Continue to strive and make the right play to help your team win."

7. "You gotta win; that's all I care about."

8. "Every day when I get on the floor I give it my all and play because you never know what tomorrow holds."

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Russell Westbrook Quotes About Basketball

As a player, Russ is most known as being a triple-double machine. He has excellent court vision and passing ability.

His scoring mostly comes from the mid-range and from attacking the basket.

9. "I've always had to prove myself to people growing up. I had to show them that I could do this and I could do that and paying no mind to what the critics said."

10. "Magic Johnson was my favorite player growing up."

11. "My advantage is attacking, regardless of who's in front of me. That's my advantage. And I've got to use my advantage to help my team and help myself."

12. "Reading what a good shot is, based on time and score of the game, based on the shot clock, based on my position - there's a lot of things that go into it. It's a lot of things that you think about based on when to shoot it or when not to."

13. "Obviously, in the NBA, there's a lot of different decisions that people make. The whole thing in the NBA is that people sometimes have an opportunity to go where they want."

14. "Everybody knows that I like Oklahoma City, and I love being here. I love everybody here."

15. "You see how can you help your team, help yourself improve, and that's what I try to figure out throughout the season."

16. "The game will tell you what to do on the floor, and that’s what I try to do."

17. "I met Kobe when I was 16 at UCLA playing against him in a pick up game."

18. "Once you put in all the work pre-practice and post-practice and see it in a game and see it in play, that’s a great feeling."

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Inspiring Quotes From Russ About Life

Here are some lessons from Westbrook about life, adversity, growing up, being yourself, and more.

19. "My childhood, I wouldn't say it was bad. It helped me grow up. I stayed out of trouble. My parents taught me what's wrong and right, and knowing that I had a little brother following me, I had to make sure I was doing the right thing so he knows what's right, too. I was in the house nine days out of 10. There wasn't nothing good outside for me."

20. "There's no reason to hold yourself back and say you can't do something in life unless you go for it and try to do it."

21. "I think fatherhood would change anybody when you have your first son. It's been amazing."

22. "Messy stuff irritates me. I don't like messiness. If you leave something around my house, I'll tell you to move it back, clean it up, throw it in the trash - don't matter, just get rid of it. I need stuff neat, organized. And once I start cleaning stuff, I don't stop until it's done. Otherwise I'm irritated all day."

23. "Be yourself and true to yourself. You can do different things in the world."

24. "Be yourself. It's the most important part of anything that you do."

25. "That’s the best part of the game, to see the smiles on their faces and the breakthroughs they have as individuals."

Best Russell Westbrook Quotes About Fashion

Off the court, Russ has a passion for fashion. He isn't afraid to wear something that will turn heads.

He also is an avid shoe collector.

26. "When I was younger, I was into fashion, but I wasn't always able to afford and have the platform to express myself and do different things that I'm able to do now."

27. "I actually have a closet that's all shoes, maybe 700 pairs."

28. "I have a certain taste, and I might be like, 'I like this,' when other people are like, 'I can't wear that.' And in basketball, I might be able to do things other guys might not."

29. "In college I didn't dress up every day, for class or stuff like that, but when it came time to do certain things I'd dress up for sure."

30. "I'm confident in some of the things that I wear, regardless of what other people are wearing."

31. "My Mom and I shopped all the time, she shops all the time, and I was always into fashion. I've been blessed to be in a situation where I can now buy some of the things that look good."

32. "I'm not getting dressed to make a scene or, like, 'Oh, look what Westbrook has on today!' If I like something, I'll put it on. I go to the game. That's how it is."

33. "Basketball is the axis that allows me to do the things that I do. I have so much love for the game, and it gives me to the option to be able to jump into fashion."

34. "I am definitely not a light packer. My thought is you never know what the weather will be like or what you will feel like wearing that day, so I always have multiple bags with me – even for a two-day trip."

35. "Shoes make an outfit. You can throw on a crazy shirt and crazy pants but you add those shoes - done."

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