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O. J. Mayo

(1987) Basketball Player

57 quotes in 233 categories

O. J. Mayo is a basketball player.

Quick Facts About O. J. Mayo

Born: November 5, 1987
Profession: Basketball Player

About O. J. Mayo

[Wikidata] American basketball player... | [Wikipedia] Ovinton J'Anthony "O.J." Mayo is an American former professional basketball player who played for eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks. He currently works as an assistant coach for Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chin

Quotes by O. J. Mayo · Page 2

I need to work on timing and the pace of the game. I need to know when to slow it down and…

Game

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I was the star of a film you don't want to be the star in.

Astronomy

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I understand compliance and I understand the rules. Any meal, I wouldn't pay for everybody but I would at least pay my…

Compliance

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I really believe I can come in and contribute for any team possible.

Believe

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Attending USC has been such a great experience for me and has really helped prepare me for my next step in life.

Experience

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I've just been eating, sleeping basketball.

Basketball

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I signed my first autograph when I was 11.

Autograph

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A lot of people who went to SC didn't play ball - people who do films, lawyers and doctors, people who do…

Business

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When you're on campus, you go through a lot of hard times and you need someone to talk to.

Campus

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That was the lowest point in my entire life: The shellshock of not being in the NBA. All my peers are playing…

Being

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Obviously a strength of mine is shooting.

Mine

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When you're at home, you want to take care of home court.

Care

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I knew guys in my neighborhood who should have made it somewhere but got stuck. I wasn't raised like that.

Got

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I wanted to be here because Marquette is a good school. I like the fans. I like the community. But as far…

Community

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Every man writes his manner. I just made poor decisions.

Decisions

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At the end of the day, I just want to win.

Day

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I feel like the sky's the limit, and anything could happen.

Anything

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I try not to pay attention to all the hype.

Attention

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If you work hard, it'll pay off sometimes.

Hard

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Not too many guys can say their career was always on the up. You just endure it and continue to work hard,…

Better

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You don't want to be ball chasing or really forcing the issue because that looks bad. You've got to just take what…

Bad

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Sometimes in the NBA, the schedule gets to be a lot with all these events, busses, planes and games. But once that's…

Bad

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Taking the game away is probably the closest thing to jail that I'll get to.

Away

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Since I was like 6 or 7, I've always had a basketball season.

Always

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I really try to handle my business on the floor.

Business

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