It’s tough to stay focused and be able to separate life from our job. We are paid to perform, and we are performers. You gotta have good brothers to lean on. Matt Barnes Read Quote
I’m all for a great fan environment to cheer us if we’re home and boo us if we’re the opposing team. But some fans are over the line with the stuff they say, the stuff they do. Matt Barnes Read Quote
I’m a target on and off the court. I’ve done some things I regret. But being a target is rough. Matt Barnes Read Quote
Co-parenting is probably the toughest situation that I’ve had to deal with because my ex and I really just don’t get along. So, at the end of the day, I would tell any parents listening that once you’re separated from your significant other – the father of your children, the mother of your children – the most important thing is the kids’ happiness. Matt Barnes Read Quote
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. Matt Barnes Read Quote
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. Matt Barnes Read Quote
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. Matt Barnes Read Quote
