At 17... I went to the second division in Spain, played a lot of minutes, and we actually won that league. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I feel like a coach when I'm on the court. I just see basketball as a team sport. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
If I have to play 5, I'll play 5. That's what we've been doing for years in the Spanish team. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I can open the floor for other guys. I've always put the team first. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
That's the key - there is no secret. Just trust your teammates and play together. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
Chris Bosh helped a lot... and he was 'The Guy.' When you've got The Guy on your side it makes it easier. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
Sometimes I play better. Sometimes I have a bad game. But as a team, it's not about me. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
The problem is when you start comparing numbers to other point guards. The league is about numbers, and it's crazy. You make… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
In the NBA you are pretty confident but you are one phone call away from being somewhere else; you've just got to… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I play a certain way and played like that for a while. Maybe you want a point guard to shoot 20 times,… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I'm not happier because I'm starting on the Knicks. I could be starting, I could be coming off of the bench, and… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
Be on time, work hard every day, try to help your teammate, look for the team first. If you do that, everybody's… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
You learn that the only thing you can control is being professional and staying focused. This is the NBA. There are a… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
The NBA is getting bigger. Basketball is getting better around the world. There are more players. There are better coaches around it,… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
To win, you have to involve all your teammates because if not, it is too difficult. One guy, it is impossible to… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
When you're with a team and you're comfortable there, everything seems O.K. You play a lot of minutes. You make the playoffs.… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I watched zero NBA basketball growing up. It was available but it was too late and I had school. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I'll try to help everybody. That's what I try to do as a point guard. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
This is a sport about the team. There are big stars but without a team, big stars cannot do anything. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
Every little possession and every little detail can help you win a game or that possession. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I played for so long with the national team. It was great but it's time for the young guys to play. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
If we're sharing the ball and you pass the ball first, your teammate is going to pass it to you. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I don't know why sometimes some players have to have problems with one another. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, you're representing a team, you're representing a city, you got to go out there and play. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I don't need to be the fastest or be able to jump highest to be effective or do the right things to… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I've been in the league 12 years and I know what I do best or not do as well. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I think nobody should rash things and try to find the successor of Kobe Bryant. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
You cannot win by yourself. There's only one or two Kobes or LeBrons. — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
You can't compare my numbers to the other point guards. I'm a different kind of player - if you like it or… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I wasn't drafted. I was just playing really good basketball, enjoying playing basketball with my national team and never really thought: 'I… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
If you've got a teammate around you, you know sometimes they're going to score, sometimes you're going to pass the ball or… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
I can shoot the ball. I can make everybody comfortable out there, and I'm just going to try to help my teammates… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
Anybody that we can get here or would be interested, I'd be willing to talk to, to try to make them come… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
At some point, everyone who is playing, their dream is to be in the NBA, because that's where all the best players are. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
When guys work and they put the time in, it's always good to see them have success. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
If I have to play 5, I'll play 5. That's what we've been doing for years in the Spanish team. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
Every little possession and every little detail can help you win a game or that possession. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
I left my home when I was 13 years old, I was a professional at 17, and I've been playing basketball since. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
It will be my fourth Olympics. I don't know if I'll have a chance to play more. I think four is a good number.… — Jose Calderon Copy Share
I don't care about my shots or my points or my assists. It's about playing the right way, trying to get everybody involved. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
I watched zero NBA basketball growing up. It was available but it was too late and I had school. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
Anybody that we can get here or would be interested, I'd be willing to talk to, to try to make them come to the… — Jose Calderon Copy Share
Find the open guy. If you're open shoot the ball. Just try to make it as easy as possible. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
That's the key - there is no secret. Just trust your teammates and play together. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
When I was 13 years old, that's when my team assigned me - and I wound up living, like, six hundred kilometers from my… — Jose Calderon Copy Share
If I'm on the bench, it's the bench. If I'm playing five or 30 minutes, I'm good. — Jose Calderon Copy Share
At the end of the day, maybe I'm not like the other guys. Maybe I'm not as fast as them. I cannot jump as… — Jose Calderon Copy Share
