--- title: "1 Thing Kobe Quotes By DeMar DeRozan" description: "1 Thing Kobe quotes by DeMar DeRozan. Plus more from DeMar DeRozan and more Thing Kobe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/demar-derozan-19443_advice_i-played-against-kobe-a-lot-when-i-was-i_1455354.jpg" --- > [I played against Kobe a lot when I was in high school during the summers, even in college, just being that guy in L.A. coming up. He always gave me advice here and there, and even the smallest things stuck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/i-played-against-kobe-a-lot-when-i-was-in-high-school-during-the/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/demar-derozan-19443_advice_i-played-against-kobe-a-lot-when-i-was-i_1455354.jpg) ## More by DeMar DeRozan > [Day 1, when I was drafted to the Toronto Raptors, they had this stigma on them: Every guy leaves. Nobody wants to be here.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/day-1-when-i-was-drafted-to-the-toronto-raptors-they-had-this-stigma/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [At the end of the day, the only person to have a better Kobe sneaker game than me is Kobe himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/at-the-end-of-the-day-the-only-person-to-have-a-better-kobe-sneaker/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [I've never been one who wanted any type of attention, good nor bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/i-ve-never-been-one-who-wanted-any-type-of-attention-good-nor-bad/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [I'm no stranger to pain. It's what made me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/i-m-no-stranger-to-pain-it-s-what-made-me/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [We're all human at the end of the day. That's why I look at every person I encounter the same way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/we-re-all-human-at-the-end-of-the-day-that-s-why-i-look-at-every/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [I'm so quiet if you don't know me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/i-m-so-quiet-if-you-don-t-know-me/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [People ask me what I would have done if it wasn't for basketball. I can never give a good story because I honestly don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/people-ask-me-what-i-would-have-done-if-it-wasn-t-for-basketball-i/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [If you work for it, you'll deserve what comes. Hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/if-you-work-for-it-you-ll-deserve-what-comes-hard-work/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [I told myself that if I went to Compton High, and I made something out of the school, it would mean something to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/i-told-myself-that-if-i-went-to-compton-high-and-i-made-something-out/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [I'm sure there's a long list of one-time all-stars, and I don't want to be on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/i-m-sure-there-s-a-long-list-of-one-time-all-stars-and-i-don-t-want/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [My mom always told me: Never make fun of anybody, because you never know what that person is going through. Ever since I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/my-mom-always-told-me-never-make-fun-of-anybody-because-you-never/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [My mom's one of the toughest ladies I know. I've seen her lose both her brothers, both her parents. She's been through a lot,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/my-mom-s-one-of-the-toughest-ladies-i-know-i-ve-seen-her-lose-both/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [I don't care who you are. You can be the smallest person off the street, or you could be the biggest person in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/i-don-t-care-who-you-are-you-can-be-the-smallest-person-off-the/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [I am Toronto. Outside of where I'm from, I represent this city harder than anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/i-am-toronto-outside-of-where-i-m-from-i-represent-this-city-harder/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) > [A lot of people in the NBA don't even take the game serious or take the same approach that I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demar-derozan/a-lot-of-people-in-the-nba-don-t-even-take-the-game-serious-or-take/) [DeMar DeRozan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demar-derozan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-kobe/demar-derozan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Thing Kobe Quotes By DeMar DeRozan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I played against Kobe a lot when I was in high school during the summers, even in college, just being that guy in L.A. coming up. 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