My dad was known as a mean guy. He never smiled, and he had ‘Mr. Mean’ put on his license plate. But he was one of the neighborhood dads who looked out for everyone. He would take kids in and help them out. Gary Payton Read Quote
If you see yourself in the paper every day and people keep talking about you, you will have a little breakdown in yourself, too. Gary Payton Read Quote
I’ve done did a lot of things in the NBA, made a lot of stuff, so I’m happy with what I’ve done. Gary Payton Read Quote
I think if you ask any young guy if they would want a career like Gary Payton, they would tell you yes. Gary Payton Read Quote
I’m not going to sit here and dwell on whether or not I am going to the Hall of Fame. Gary Payton Read Quote
I am going to go on with my life, and if they call me and say ‘Yo, you are going to be in the Hall of Fame or you are going to be in this,’ then I am going to say, ‘So be it.’ If I make it, I will go to the ceremony, and I’ll have fun. Gary Payton Read Quote
You make sacrifices. You sacrifice yourself. Do you want to possibly win a championship? Or do you want to be the same person you were when you were 20 and get those same numbers? Gary Payton Read Quote
When I was playing, it was me playing both ends of the floor, playing offense, playing defense and I gave the ball up with assists. It wasn’t like me doing one thing, scoring 25 and having three assists and one steal. Gary Payton Read Quote
I was guarding the best player and getting 25 and having eight assists, and three-four steals. Gary Payton Read Quote
