If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
When you talk back to me and say something to me it made my game go to another level. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I don't need to be in New York. If you've had a bad game, they're booing you and all that mess. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I became real good friends with John Stockton and Karl Malone and am still good friends with them to this day. It… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
When you play defense what happens is everybody pays attention and they start talking about how you're the stopper, you can stop… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
In my day I think the toughest was Derek Harper. The old-school Derek Harper. He was tough. He had the most toughest,… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Money and all that stuff doesn't equal a ring, because you'll always be in the books as winning a championship and being… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
With Westbrook and myself, I can see the dog that he has in him. He's got that fire that he won't back… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Xavier McDaniel made me respect him. I thought I could do anything I wanted to. He grabbed me one time and almost… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, they'll take bad criticism in a good way. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I'm not going to sit here and dwell on whether or not I am going to the Hall of Fame. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
It is much easier to be the hunter than the hunted. When you are the one not expected to do anything, you play better. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I am going to go on with my life, and if they call me and say 'Yo, you are going to be in the… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Patrick Beverley is one of my favorites. What he does is he brings a lot of energy. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Because of how I am on the court, people think I'm wild and crazy. But really, I'm a kick-back guy, so Seattle suits me… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Coming from Oakland, Calif., I never thought I'd be a Hall of Famer. I wasn't thinking about basketball like that. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If Seattle could put my jersey on top of the Space Needle, they would. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If you see yourself in the paper every day and people keep talking about you, you will have a little breakdown in yourself, too. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
