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> [In San Antonio when I was asked to say other players were better than me to help their confidence so they can play better, that was the most disrespectful thing that I've ever heard from any coach in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/in-san-antonio-when-i-was-asked-to-say-other-players-were-better-than/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

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## More by Stephen Jackson

> [I wasn't the greatest at school, so I studied basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/i-wasn-t-the-greatest-at-school-so-i-studied-basketball/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [I'm not stupid. I mean, I didn't go to college but I've got a lot of common sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/i-m-not-stupid-i-mean-i-didn-t-go-to-college-but-i-ve-got-a-lot-of/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [My reputation is the main reason why a lot of things don't go my way on the court.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/my-reputation-is-the-main-reason-why-a-lot-of-things-don-t-go-my-way/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [First, I don't talk to Derek Fisher. He's not my type of guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/first-i-don-t-talk-to-derek-fisher-he-s-not-my-type-of-guy/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [Before 2 Chainz got big, he used to sleep on my couch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/before-2-chainz-got-big-he-used-to-sleep-on-my-couch/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [It's been kind of hard, I'm labeled as a jerk right now, you know what I mean? But I love it. I've been a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/it-s-been-kind-of-hard-i-m-labeled-as-a-jerk-right-now-you-know-what/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [I had a taste of a championship in San Antonio, and that was big for me. I cried when we won, and I hadn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/i-had-a-taste-of-a-championship-in-san-antonio-and-that-was-big-for/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [I played quarterback, safety and receiver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/i-played-quarterback-safety-and-receiver/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [There's no time for being babies or being scared. If you're scared, go to church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/there-s-no-time-for-being-babies-or-being-scared-if-you-re-scared-go/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [You have to listen to the people who employ you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/you-have-to-listen-to-the-people-who-employ-you/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [I don't want to be fake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/i-don-t-want-to-be-fake/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [Responsibilities have weighed on me my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/responsibilities-have-weighed-on-me-my-whole-life/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [I love the fact that players have control of where they want to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/i-love-the-fact-that-players-have-control-of-where-they-want-to-play/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [I came into the NBA not looking at it as a job but the same way I did when I was playing at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/i-came-into-the-nba-not-looking-at-it-as-a-job-but-the-same-way-i-did/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

> [Just because we make a lot of money we're supposed to be the bigger person? Fans tell us that our kids are ugly and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jackson/just-because-we-make-a-lot-of-money-we-re-supposed-to-be-the-bigger/)

[Stephen Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jackson/)

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