Shawn Kemp

You have to challenge yourself and things happen from there.

— Shawn Kemp

I just want to get as far away from Indiana as possible.

— Shawn Kemp

My love for the game is very, very high.

— Shawn Kemp

When you lose you try to learn from your mistakes and build on them.

— Shawn Kemp

When stuff happens to you, it just makes you tougher, man.

— Shawn Kemp

Anytime you struggle, people are always going to say something.

— Shawn Kemp

I can play full-court or half-court. It doesn't make any difference.

— Shawn Kemp

I've played eight years and gotten better each season.

— Shawn Kemp

I think most young players who take off from the start are usually put in a situation where they are surrounded by…

— Shawn Kemp

It'll be a challenge for me to come in and fit with a team that's already good.

— Shawn Kemp

Anytime you play basketball and your backs are to the wall, you have to come out and play aggressive.

— Shawn Kemp

A lot of times, the spectacular play the fans see is not always what I tried to do. It just happens.

— Shawn Kemp

I came into the league fighting, and it looks like I'm going to go out fighting.

— Shawn Kemp

When I walk into a gym full of kids, I could be having the worst day possible, but once you see the…

— Shawn Kemp

Every summer, no matter what happens to me in my life, I'm going to work out every day.

— Shawn Kemp

I've been married 23 years now. Gone from spending all of my time on the road to being a husband and father.

— Shawn Kemp

Trust me, I have had my days where I don't feel great about myself. You have those days where you kind of…

— Shawn Kemp

I won so many years in Seattle and then to go to Cleveland... I had a pretty nice year the first year…

— Shawn Kemp

When I was younger, I used to dunk and they criticized me for the dunk. They said I couldn't be an All-Star…

— Shawn Kemp

I get excited after I dunk. I yell and scream, but it's not yelling and screaming at other players to show them…

— Shawn Kemp

You've got to go through times in your life when you're not going to make the greatest decisions. But the thing is,…

— Shawn Kemp

If I read an article and believed everything a guy said about me, I'd believe I was the best person in the…

— Shawn Kemp

I remember when I was a rookie, there was an article in 'USA Today' that said, 'Larry Bird, he's lost a step.'…

— Shawn Kemp

I always found it a great challenge playing against Michael Jordan, to play against Magic Johnson, to play against Larry Bird, to…

— Shawn Kemp

I've always enjoyed playing in the summer.

— Shawn Kemp

When a person gets to the age of 35 and you go to jail, it either makes you or breaks you. It…

— Shawn Kemp

I feel I've proved I can rebound, block shots, get steals and pass the ball, too.

— Shawn Kemp

Most of the time when you're going for a championship, unless you have guys who are willing to sacrifice, you're not going…

— Shawn Kemp

Anytime you're playing with a team that's losing, the main guy is going to take a lot of the heat.

— Shawn Kemp

You can't be a losing team and get a new arena. That's not fair. That's not fair! That's how I see it.

— Shawn Kemp

I never went to the Sonics and asked for more money. I didn't ask for another dollar.

— Shawn Kemp

In the NBA, you always have to make the right decisions. You should feel free to live a normal life, but you…

— Shawn Kemp

I actually felt bad because I was dunking the ball so much. I led the league in dunks one year, and they…

— Shawn Kemp

You know, I'm not going to be on a losing team. That's just not going to happen.

— Shawn Kemp

I don't go out looking to make spectacular plays. I just try to come in and be a physical presence inside.

— Shawn Kemp

I have always been able to handle situations well once they've happened to me.

— Shawn Kemp

Money means a lot of respect. It means a lot of accomplishment and a lot of hard work.

— Shawn Kemp

I wasn't in the right place at Kentucky, and I don't think I ever would have been comfortable in college.

— Shawn Kemp

I guess the all-American presentation of what a player is supposed to stand for is not what I am.

— Shawn Kemp

I've been called so many names and been written off by so many people who just say, 'Whatever happened to this guy?'

— Shawn Kemp