QUOTES by Matt Barnes
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I realize that I'm one of those guys that if I'm not with you, you hate me. But when I'm with you, you understand who I am and what I'm about and love me.
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I really feel blessed to be in a position I am, to even have an opportunity to play in the league.
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Where I came from, my upbringing, the ups and downs it took to get my career started, when I made it, I played every game like it was my last game.
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I was one of those guys that really had to fight to make it in this league. Early on, I really had to do whatever it took, whether it be fight, rough people up, to make the team. I looked at it as it's either me or them - and it was going to be me.
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I just think that my road has been so difficult to get where I'm at that I don't take anything for granted.
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I think what I came from and what I saw molded me into a certain person. Nothing was ever wrapped or a silver spoon, so I don't think I would know how to live and I don't think I'd want to live if it wasn't a grind.
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If I had to say how much I've paid in fines over my career, I'm sure it's over $500,000, going toward $1 million.
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I was blessed to play 15 years, especially not even supposed to have made it. So, to be able to play 15 years, win a championship, I think that basketball chapter of my life is done.
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If I look at a ref funny, I'm getting a tech. If I say anything wrong on the street, it's on Worldstar or TMZ.
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I'm a target on and off the court. I've done some things I regret. But being a target is rough.
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Athletes vs Cancer is a foundation that I started in 2008 after I lost my mom to cancer in 2007, and our goal is early detection, preventative screening and just really spreading knowledge about the cancer disease.
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I think people on Twitter know that I'm real and I speak from the heart most of the time, and sometimes I'm going to make a mistake.
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People don't realize that everyone in the NBA is really good. The difference is having a coach that believes in you.
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I'm listening to 2Pac the whole time. While I'm getting treatment, while I'm stretching, I'm listening to music.
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It's a business when the NBA cuts you, trades you or waives you. But you're a villain, as a player, when you take your future and your happiness in your own hands and it's unfortunate.
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I mean, don't get me wrong, being ref is a very tough job - managing 10 of the best athletes in the world. At the same time, I think there is way too much ego from their standpoint.
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The NBA never wanted to use me to market their work even though I have a huge following and lots of fans. I was the bad guy to them.
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When I feel something isn't right, I'm going to speak my mind and stand even if it's by myself.
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Sometimes I act off emotion, but I also try to speak my mind. Take it or leave it, really.
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If you take the chance to get to know me off the court, you'll see that I'm not the bad guy that everybody wants me to be on the court.
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If I don't start, I'd like to try to win Sixth Man of the Year. And whenever I'm on the court, I'm just going to give it my all.
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Some guys have one good year and fade away. I've worked too hard to get here and it's took me too long to just fade away.
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Running in transition and scoring in transition, prevents you from setting your defense up on the other side.
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Running hard I can get some easy points, and I'm definitely going to keep doing that.
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I'll knock down the open jumper when it's there, but I want to get after it on the defensive end.
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I was a good shooter in college, but it's a different level here in the NBA and I'm working on getting better.
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In the NBA you better come to play every night, where in the NBDL the talent level just isn't there and maybe you have guys taking a night off.
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It's obviously a blessing to be able to play on Christmas Night, the one big night everyone watches.
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My kids' happiness kind of outweighs everything. Just seeing the smiles on their faces and the anticipation leading up to Christmas is what I love now, having kids of my own.
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When you're in one of the biggest media markets and you have a good team and you're predicted to do well, if you struggle at any point, they're going to come after you. Even when you're playing well, you're not winning by enough.
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