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> [Basketball is what got me out of the projects. It got my momma the house she never had, the car she never had. Nobody is going to get the best of me. You might score more points than me, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/basketball-is-what-got-me-out-of-the-projects-it-got-my-momma-the/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

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## More by Kenyon Martin

> [If you're a kid, it's all you think about if you stutter. Kids can be so mean. My grades suffered. Class participation weighs heavy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/if-you-re-a-kid-it-s-all-you-think-about-if-you-stutter-kids-can-be/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [I know the game well. I'm a student of basketball; I know what it takes to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/i-know-the-game-well-i-m-a-student-of-basketball-i-know-what-it-takes/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [People don't know. People are ignorant. They feel that if you stutter, then you're slow or whatnot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/people-don-t-know-people-are-ignorant-they-feel-that-if-you-stutter/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [I have feelings, but not when it comes to basketball. I'm here to win. I'm not here to make friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/i-have-feelings-but-not-when-it-comes-to-basketball-i-m-here-to-win-i/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [I didn't have a father when I was growing up, and I vowed to be there with my kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/i-didn-t-have-a-father-when-i-was-growing-up-and-i-vowed-to-be-there/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [Of course there's some things that I would have liked to have... none of my friends growing up had their father in the house.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/of-course-there-s-some-things-that-i-would-have-liked-to-have-none-of/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [Basketball is what got me out of the projects. It got my momma the house she never had, the car she never had. Nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/basketball-is-what-got-me-out-of-the-projects-it-got-my-momma-the/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [I don't back down. Like, I don't know how to flop. That's never been a part of my game. For me to know if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/i-don-t-back-down-like-i-don-t-know-how-to-flop-that-s-never-been-a/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [I do good when people doubt me. When someone says I can't do something, I want to do more. I won't back down from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/i-do-good-when-people-doubt-me-when-someone-says-i-can-t-do-something/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [I think I'm pretty coachable. I do what coaches ask of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/i-think-i-m-pretty-coachable-i-do-what-coaches-ask-of-me/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

> [Aint nobody here think we could get no win but us](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenyon-martin/aint-nobody-here-think-we-could-get-no-win-but-us/)

[Kenyon Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenyon-martin/)

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