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Marcus Smart

(1994) Basketball Player

99 quotes in 333 categories

Marcus Smart feels like an underdog at every level, never the tallest or fastest, but he works hard and loves the game. He talks about being paid for doing what he enjoys and values contributions that don’t show up on stat sheets. He also stresses protecting yourself and moving forward after setbacks.

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Marcus Smart is a basketball player.

Quick Facts About Marcus Smart

Born: March 6, 1994
Profession: Basketball Player

About Marcus Smart

American basketball player (born 1994)... | Marcus Osmond Smart is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered one of the most accomplished and versatile defenders of his era, he has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team thrice and was the NBA D

Quotes by Marcus Smart

I hate losing more than I love winning.

Football

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Eighty-two games, it's a long season.

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I love Boston, and Boston loves me.

Boston

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I have a great body for the NBA.

Body

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Contact is in my nature.

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Don't be afraid to ask questions.

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I'm willing to do whatever it takes to win.

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I feel like Boston is a second home for me.

Boston

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I'm blessed. I'm going to get to do something I love to do and get paid a lot of money for it.

Blessed

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Nobody else is going to protect yourself. You've got to protect yourself.

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I never had a spring break. I've always been on the road. I've always been traveling.

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I just don't want to give anybody a reason to label me as something I'm not.

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Thank God I had both parents and older brothers.

Brotherhood

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Me and discrimination, me and racial profiling... we go way back. We've got history.

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What would I do if I were being guarded by Marcus Smart? There's not much you can do!

Being

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Back in the '60s, '70s, my mindset and the way I play would be perfect.

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You know it's a real winter when Bostonians are telling you that they've never experienced anything like it.

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As a kid back home in Texas, I was followed by sales associates in stores and called derogatory names more times than…

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No matter what you say or do, somebody's always going to be there and will have their own opinion of you. There's…

Life

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I'm a lock-up defender and I believe strongly in my defense, so I don't need to take cheap shots at guys to…

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The uniqueness about me is I don't do one thing perfectly or great. I do a little bit of everything. That's what…

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How many guards are doing what I'm doing guarding 1 through 5? How many bigs are guarding 1s the way I'm guarding 5s?

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I'm the youngest of four boys. My whole life I had to fight. I had to get down and do things in…

Court

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I'm not the best shooter and I'm not the best scorer, but you do have to respect me because I can go…

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I'm the youngest of four boys, and my oldest brother, Todd, was like a father figure to me. We were very close…

Brother

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My whole life I've been the one to look myself in the mirror whenever everyone else is doubting me. I'm the one…

Confidence

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Trying to guard Kawhi on an island by yourself is tough. You gotta take the basket away and push him to your…

Football

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I defend just like my brother Todd lived. He taught me how to play defense by the way he lived his life.…

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I've always felt like a little bit of an underdog at each level - never the tallest or strongest or even fastest.…

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My time at Oklahoma State and in Stillwater has been amazing. I met some amazing people, got to play with some great…

Amazing

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My rookie year, I bought a new Range Rover, and, knowing what I know about traffic stops in this country, I made…

Country

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I was always taught coming back from injuries the last thing you want to do is have a mental game going on…

Game

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Being on the court is a great thing for me.

Being

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I think my play speaks for itself.

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I feel like I'm a part of the Boston community.

Boston

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I want to win games, win a championship.

Championship

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My actions speak harder than words.

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I've never backed down from a challenge.

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My mom and brothers are my heroes.

Brotherhood

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Outside of basketball, I really love to bowl.

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