--- title: "1 Play Fun Quotes By Jose Calderon" description: "1 Play Fun quotes by Jose Calderon. Plus more from Jose Calderon and more Play Fun sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/jose-calderon-9089_direction_the-more-important-thing-is-i-wanted-to_694008.jpg" --- > [The more important thing is I wanted to show that I can play and have fun. In L.A. I couldn't because they were going in a different direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/the-more-important-thing-is-i-wanted-to-show-that-i-can-play-and-have/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/jose-calderon-9089_direction_the-more-important-thing-is-i-wanted-to_694008.jpg) ## More by Jose Calderon > [At some point, everyone who is playing, their dream is to be in the NBA, because that's where all the best players are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/at-some-point-everyone-who-is-playing-their-dream-is-to-be-in-the-nba/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [When guys work and they put the time in, it's always good to see them have success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/when-guys-work-and-they-put-the-time-in-it-s-always-good-to-see-them/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [If I have to play 5, I'll play 5. That's what we've been doing for years in the Spanish team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/if-i-have-to-play-5-i-ll-play-5-that-s-what-we-ve-been-doing-for/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [Every little possession and every little detail can help you win a game or that possession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/every-little-possession-and-every-little-detail-can-help-you-win-a/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [I left my home when I was 13 years old, I was a professional at 17, and I've been playing basketball since.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/i-left-my-home-when-i-was-13-years-old-i-was-a-professional-at-17-and/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [It will be my fourth Olympics. I don't know if I'll have a chance to play more. I think four is a good number.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/it-will-be-my-fourth-olympics-i-don-t-know-if-i-ll-have-a-chance-to/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [I don't care about my shots or my points or my assists. It's about playing the right way, trying to get everybody involved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/i-don-t-care-about-my-shots-or-my-points-or-my-assists-it-s-about/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [I watched zero NBA basketball growing up. It was available but it was too late and I had school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/i-watched-zero-nba-basketball-growing-up-it-was-available-but-it-was/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [Anybody that we can get here or would be interested, I'd be willing to talk to, to try to make them come to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/anybody-that-we-can-get-here-or-would-be-interested-i-d-be-willing-to/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [Find the open guy. If you're open shoot the ball. Just try to make it as easy as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/find-the-open-guy-if-you-re-open-shoot-the-ball-just-try-to-make-it/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [That's the key - there is no secret. Just trust your teammates and play together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/that-s-the-key-there-is-no-secret-just-trust-your-teammates-and-play/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [When I was 13 years old, that's when my team assigned me - and I wound up living, like, six hundred kilometers from my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/when-i-was-13-years-old-that-s-when-my-team-assigned-me-and-i-wound/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [If I'm on the bench, it's the bench. If I'm playing five or 30 minutes, I'm good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/if-i-m-on-the-bench-it-s-the-bench-if-i-m-playing-five-or-30-minutes/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [At the end of the day, maybe I'm not like the other guys. Maybe I'm not as fast as them. I cannot jump as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/at-the-end-of-the-day-maybe-i-m-not-like-the-other-guys-maybe-i-m-not/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) > [Sometimes you play better with some teammates than others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/sometimes-you-play-better-with-some-teammates-than-others/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-fun/jose-calderon/#itemlist", "name": "1 Play Fun Quotes By Jose Calderon", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The more important thing is I wanted to show that I can play and have fun. In L.A. 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