--- title: "1 Coming Second Quotes By Marcus Smart" description: "1 Coming Second quotes by Marcus Smart. Plus more from Marcus Smart and more Coming Second sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/marcus-smart-6452_finishing_i-am-used-to-coming-in-second-and-then-a_447377.jpg" --- > [I am used to coming in second and then all of the sudden finishing in first because nobody expected me to do it. Kind of like David and Goliath, you know. I'm not the giant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-am-used-to-coming-in-second-and-then-all-of-the-sudden-finishing-in/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/marcus-smart-6452_finishing_i-am-used-to-coming-in-second-and-then-a_447377.jpg) ## More by Marcus Smart > [I've always felt like a little bit of an underdog at each level - never the tallest or strongest or even fastest. But one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-ve-always-felt-like-a-little-bit-of-an-underdog-at-each-level-never/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [I'm blessed. I'm going to get to do something I love to do and get paid a lot of money for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-m-blessed-i-m-going-to-get-to-do-something-i-love-to-do-and-get/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [To be honest, I'm worth more than 12-14 million. Just for the things I do on the court that don't show up on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/to-be-honest-i-m-worth-more-than-12-14-million-just-for-the-things-i/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [We can't change the past. We can only get ready for the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/we-can-t-change-the-past-we-can-only-get-ready-for-the-future/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [I've always played hard. That's how I was raised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-ve-always-played-hard-that-s-how-i-was-raised/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [Nobody else is going to protect yourself. You've got to protect yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/nobody-else-is-going-to-protect-yourself-you-ve-got-to-protect/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [I love Boston, and Boston loves me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-love-boston-and-boston-loves-me/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [I was always taught coming back from injuries the last thing you want to do is have a mental game going on with yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-was-always-taught-coming-back-from-injuries-the-last-thing-you-want/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [I've always been a little out of control since I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-ve-always-been-a-little-out-of-control-since-i-was-a-kid/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [My actions speak harder than words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/my-actions-speak-harder-than-words/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [You understand what your eyes mean to you, but it's different when you have to go through something like I did, where it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/you-understand-what-your-eyes-mean-to-you-but-it-s-different-when-you/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [I hate losing more than I love winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-hate-losing-more-than-i-love-winning/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [I had a lot of adversity that kind of tested my maturity and things I was able to learn from and were put in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-had-a-lot-of-adversity-that-kind-of-tested-my-maturity-and-things-i/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [I'm not the best shooter and I'm not the best scorer, but you do have to respect me because I can go off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-m-not-the-best-shooter-and-i-m-not-the-best-scorer-but-you-do-have/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) > [Being on the court is a great thing for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/being-on-the-court-is-a-great-thing-for-me/) [Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coming-second/marcus-smart/#itemlist", "name": "1 Coming Second Quotes By Marcus Smart", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am used to coming in second and then all of the sudden finishing in first because nobody expected me to do it. 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