--- title: "4 Boston Quotes By Jermaine O'Neal" description: "4 Boston quotes by Jermaine O'Neal. Plus more from Jermaine O'Neal and more Boston sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/jermaine-o-neal-4010_boston_i-cannot-wait-to-get-to-boston-and-start_1409630.png" --- > [I cannot wait to get to Boston and start to practice with the rest of the team in pursuit of a championship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-cannot-wait-to-get-to-boston-and-start-to-practice-with-the-rest-of/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/jermaine-o-neal-4010_boston_i-cannot-wait-to-get-to-boston-and-start_1409630.png) > [It comes down to personalities and style of play, and I thought Boston has all that for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/it-comes-down-to-personalities-and-style-of-play-and-i-thought-boston/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38e/jermaine-o-neal-4010_boston_it-comes-down-to-personalities-and-style_1763812.png) > [I had a fantastic time in Boston with the city, the fans were phenomenal, the organization was phenomenal, I just don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-had-a-fantastic-time-in-boston-with-the-city-the-fans-were/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/jermaine-o-neal-4010_boston_i-had-a-fantastic-time-in-boston-with-th_1945470.png) > [I didn't come to Boston for any money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-didn-t-come-to-boston-for-any-money/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/jermaine-o-neal-4010_any_i-didn-t-come-to-boston-for-any-money-19_1982363.png) ## Other authors on Boston - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-marty-walsh-4000.jpg) Marty Walsh 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/marty-walsh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-d-perry-20014.jpg) Thomas Menino 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/thomas-menino/) - [Michelle Wu 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/michelle-wu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-kathrine-switzer-55627.jpg) Kathrine Switzer 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/kathrine-switzer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nat-hentoff-70269.jpg) Nat Hentoff 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/nat-hentoff/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexis-stewart-11209.jpg) Tom Scholz 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/tom-scholz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-manny-ramirez-63042.jpg) Manny Ramirez 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/manny-ramirez/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [Paul Laffoley 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/paul-laffoley/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eliza-dushku-32449.jpg) Eliza Dushku 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/eliza-dushku/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/donald-trump/) ## More by Jermaine O'Neal > [Professional sports is a monster. It's not even real life. It's one of the few things in life, the economy goes bad, you still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/professional-sports-is-a-monster-it-s-not-even-real-life-it-s-one-of/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I love suits for formal engagements. But I also like to wear jeans and button-ups.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-love-suits-for-formal-engagements-but-i-also-like-to-wear-jeans-and/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I've taken my bumps and bruises, but you've got to be willing to get knocked down and pick yourself up. You can't get discouraged.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-ve-taken-my-bumps-and-bruises-but-you-ve-got-to-be-willing-to-get/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I just want to understand better why an age limit is coming up. That's all. I'm not playing the race card, I'm not calling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-just-want-to-understand-better-why-an-age-limit-is-coming-up-that-s/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I want to make it clear that I don't want to gut a team that I come to because then it'll be like I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-want-to-make-it-clear-that-i-don-t-want-to-gut-a-team-that-i-come/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [Sometimes it takes a little bit longer than you want it to take, but it's better to catch on late than never.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/sometimes-it-takes-a-little-bit-longer-than-you-want-it-to-take-but/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [More than anything, you want to be considered a great father and a role model, especially for your kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/more-than-anything-you-want-to-be-considered-a-great-father-and-a/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [The Detroit situation shocked the whole system. Obviously you don't condone any type of fighting. But you've got to make the best decision for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/the-detroit-situation-shocked-the-whole-system-obviously-you-don-t/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [There are only two things that probably can stop me from playing - rapture, God coming back, and an ACL injury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/there-are-only-two-things-that-probably-can-stop-me-from-playing/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I love everything about Indiana.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-love-everything-about-indiana/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I want to be in the best winning situation. I don't want to be around anybody who's just interested in playing out the season…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-want-to-be-in-the-best-winning-situation-i-don-t-want-to-be-around/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [If I had a bad game, people would point that out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/if-i-had-a-bad-game-people-would-point-that-out/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I know I'm a good person. I know I can play basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-know-i-m-a-good-person-i-know-i-can-play-basketball/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I'm getting to the point, I'm in my 11th year, I don't want to play 82 games and then exit to watch somebody else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-m-getting-to-the-point-i-m-in-my-11th-year-i-don-t-want-to-play-82/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) > [I'm continuing to figure it out every single year: Life is a challenge, and the ones that succeed in life are the tough-minded ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-o-neal/i-m-continuing-to-figure-it-out-every-single-year-life-is-a-challenge/) [Jermaine O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-o-neal/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/jermaine-o-neal/#itemlist", 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