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title: "5 Dunk Quotes By Shawn Kemp"
description: "5 Dunk quotes by Shawn Kemp. Plus more from Shawn Kemp and more Dunk sayings from other authors."
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> [When I was younger, I was a guy who always wanted to get to the rim and attack the rim and just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/when-i-was-younger-i-was-a-guy-who-always-wanted-to-get-to-the-rim/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/shawn-kemp-6170_always_when-i-was-younger-i-was-a-guy-who-alway_1118513.jpg)

> [The best feeling is when you dunk on a big guy bigger than you, then you can give him that look. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/the-best-feeling-is-when-you-dunk-on-a-big-guy-bigger-than-you-then/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/shawn-kemp-6170_best_the-best-feeling-is-when-you-dunk-on-a-b_1284787.jpg)

> [I get excited after I dunk. I yell and scream, but it's not yelling and screaming at other players to show them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-get-excited-after-i-dunk-i-yell-and-scream-but-it-s-not-yelling-and/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/shawn-kemp-6170_court_i-get-excited-after-i-dunk-i-yell-and-sc_1656525.jpg)

> [When I was younger, I used to dunk and they criticized me for the dunk. They said I couldn't be an All-Star…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-dunk-and-they-criticized-me-for-the-dunk/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/shawn-kemp-6170_change_when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-dunk-and-th_2514169.jpg)

> [I don't always have to dunk the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-don-t-always-have-to-dunk-the-ball/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/shawn-kemp-6170_always_i-don-t-always-have-to-dunk-the-ball-312_3124337.jpg)

## More by Shawn Kemp

> [I'm relentlessly aggressive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-m-relentlessly-aggressive/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [I played so many years without having a big contract, to have the big contract and not win and not have the appreciation, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-played-so-many-years-without-having-a-big-contract-to-have-the-big/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [I love Karl Malone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-love-karl-malone/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [I was known for a lot of dunks, but my first big dunk really came here in New York. I had some others back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-was-known-for-a-lot-of-dunks-but-my-first-big-dunk-really-came-here/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [I'm not U.S.A. Olympic image. I didn't go to college. I came from a different route.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-m-not-u-s-a-olympic-image-i-didn-t-go-to-college-i-came-from-a/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [Anytime you struggle, people are always going to say something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/anytime-you-struggle-people-are-always-going-to-say-something/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [I've always thought I could shoot from the outside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-ve-always-thought-i-could-shoot-from-the-outside/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 to win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/most-of-the-time-when-you-re-going-for-a-championship-unless-you-have/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [Anytime you're playing with a team that's losing, the main guy is going to take a lot of the heat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/anytime-you-re-playing-with-a-team-that-s-losing-the-main-guy-is/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [When you lose you try to learn from your mistakes and build on them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/when-you-lose-you-try-to-learn-from-your-mistakes-and-build-on-them/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [I wasn't in the right place at Kentucky, and I don't think I ever would have been comfortable in college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-wasn-t-in-the-right-place-at-kentucky-and-i-don-t-think-i-ever/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [I started jogging, jogging and jogging. I ran this weight off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-started-jogging-jogging-and-jogging-i-ran-this-weight-off/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [You won't see me doing a lot of talking, but you'll see me doing a lot of playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/you-won-t-see-me-doing-a-lot-of-talking-but-you-ll-see-me-doing-a-lot/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

> [You know, I'm not going to be on a losing team. That's just not going to happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/you-know-i-m-not-going-to-be-on-a-losing-team-that-s-just-not-going/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 world or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/if-i-read-an-article-and-believed-everything-a-guy-said-about-me-i-d/)

[Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/)

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