What I don’t like in my job is somebody who doesn’t put forth the effort. Somebody who doesn’t come to play every day. Ray Allen Read Quote
My mission my whole career was just to be somebody that you can look at and say, ‘That’s the guy I want to go into battle with.’ Ray Allen Read Quote
It doesn’t necessarily have to be championship-or-bust for me to go back to the NBA. I want to be in a situation where I thought I could help, play a little bit, and help where they have good young talent. Ray Allen Read Quote
I want kids to believe that I was just like they were, and to believe that they, too, can aspire to great things. Ray Allen Read Quote
I’ve always been about progress and accomplishment. When you set your mind toward a goal, you continue to have follow-through. Ray Allen Read Quote
I’ve always said I didn’t want to coach. But I can’t coach in college because I don’t have my degree. So I want to give myself opportunities. A degree is something everyone should have. Ray Allen Read Quote
I give a lot of shoes away, but there are some shoes that sometimes I’m like, I don’t think they ever even released these. Sometimes, I don’t know what they’ve released. But sometimes, friends of mine that work for Nike will visit and say, ‘They never made these, so you need to hold on to these.’ Ray Allen Read Quote
There are so many good players in the NBA, and I just want to be at the top of the talent pool. I want opposing coaches and players to fear me. Ray Allen Read Quote
Without my success in basketball, I’m nothing. My family, my daughter, my teammates, my foundation, my acting career – they all depend on that success. Ray Allen Read Quote
As a human being, it’s in your nature, when somebody says something about you negatively, to defend yourself and lash back. That’s what we all have to learn not to do. You have to forgive a person. And when you forgive a person, you have to forgive yourself. Ray Allen Read Quote
