--- title: "Best Shawn Kemp Sayings" description: "Shawn Kemp is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers and ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-shawn-kemp-6170.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-shawn-kemp-6170.jpg) # Shawn Kemp (1969) Basketball Player **99** quotes in **312** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Shawn Kemp is a basketball player. ## Quick Facts About Shawn Kemp Born November 26, 1969 Profession Basketball Player ## About Shawn Kemp Shawn Kemp is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic. Nicknamed “Reign Man,” he was a six‑time NBA All‑Star and a three‑time All‑NBA selection. ## Quotes by Shawn Kemp · Page 3 > [Money means a lot of respect. It means a lot of accomplishment and a lot of hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/money-means-a-lot-of-respect-it-means-a-lot-of-accomplishment-and-a/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/462/shawn-kemp-6170_hard_money-means-a-lot-of-respect-it-means-a_1491969.jpg) > [When I was younger, I was a guy who always wanted to get to the rim and attack the rim and just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/when-i-was-younger-i-was-a-guy-who-always-wanted-to-get-to-the-rim/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/shawn-kemp-6170_always_when-i-was-younger-i-was-a-guy-who-alway_1118513.jpg) > [I learned so much from the people in Seattle. They taught me everything from community to business relationships.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-learned-so-much-from-the-people-in-seattle-they-taught-me/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/shawn-kemp-6170_business_i-learned-so-much-from-the-people-in-sea_2412024.jpg) > [I'm not U.S.A. Olympic image. I didn't go to college. I came from a different route.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-m-not-u-s-a-olympic-image-i-didn-t-go-to-college-i-came-from-a/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/shawn-kemp-6170_college_i-m-not-u-s-a-olympic-image-i-didn-t-go_202381.jpg) > [When I got into the NBA, the thing of it was, if you won, you got a new arena. But if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/when-i-got-into-the-nba-the-thing-of-it-was-if-you-won-you-got-a-new/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/shawn-kemp-6170_arena_when-i-got-into-the-nba-the-thing-of-it_2017257.jpg) > [You don't play eight years and all of a sudden let your game go down just for a trade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/you-don-t-play-eight-years-and-all-of-a-sudden-let-your-game-go-down/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/shawn-kemp-6170_game_you-don-t-play-eight-years-and-all-of-a_1092742.jpg) > [I'm not trying to come back and change the perception of what people think about me. They can think what they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-m-not-trying-to-come-back-and-change-the-perception-of-what-people/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/shawn-kemp-6170_change_i-m-not-trying-to-come-back-and-change-t_1128455.jpg) > [I see myself as a winner. I'm not one of those guys who say, 'Let's come back next year and maybe give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-see-myself-as-a-winner-i-m-not-one-of-those-guys-who-say-let-s-come/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/shawn-kemp-6170_better_i-see-myself-as-a-winner-i-m-not-one-of_2532170.jpg) > [I like to try to get around the younger generation to just encourage them. But I've always been afraid of coaching because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-like-to-try-to-get-around-the-younger-generation-to-just-encourage/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/shawn-kemp-6170_always_i-like-to-try-to-get-around-the-younger_1958268.jpg) > [People, when they sent me to Cleveland, what they expected was for Shawn to go to Cleveland and us to lose, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/people-when-they-sent-me-to-cleveland-what-they-expected-was-for/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/shawn-kemp-6170_go_people-when-they-sent-me-to-cleveland-wh_901678.jpg) > [There is no positive outlook about Shawn Kemp in Seattle. When that name is mentioned, it brings nothing but negativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/there-is-no-positive-outlook-about-shawn-kemp-in-seattle-when-that/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/shawn-kemp-6170_name_there-is-no-positive-outlook-about-shawn_2122274.jpg) > [People are always going to be negative when they mention my name, but I can accept that and that's what makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/people-are-always-going-to-be-negative-when-they-mention-my-name-but/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ec/shawn-kemp-6170_accept_people-are-always-going-to-be-negative-w_1590115.jpg) > [The best feeling is when you dunk on a big guy bigger than you, then you can give him that look. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/the-best-feeling-is-when-you-dunk-on-a-big-guy-bigger-than-you-then/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/shawn-kemp-6170_best_the-best-feeling-is-when-you-dunk-on-a-b_1284787.jpg) > [I never want to be considered a guy who made a lot of money who didn't earn it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-never-want-to-be-considered-a-guy-who-made-a-lot-of-money-who-didn/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/shawn-kemp-6170_earn_i-never-want-to-be-considered-a-guy-who_1108283.jpg) > [Making it to the Finals was the hardest work. You have to go out and play the physical and mental game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/making-it-to-the-finals-was-the-hardest-work-you-have-to-go-out-and/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/shawn-kemp-6170_finals_making-it-to-the-finals-was-the-hardest_2390894.jpg) > [I don't know when, or how, but I feel it: Basketball will come back to Seattle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-don-t-know-when-or-how-but-i-feel-it-basketball-will-come-back-to/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/shawn-kemp-6170_back_i-don-t-know-when-or-how-but-i-feel-it-b_1413548.jpg) > [I played so many years without having a big contract, to have the big contract and not win and not have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-played-so-many-years-without-having-a-big-contract-to-have-the-big/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Appreciation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/shawn-kemp-6170_appreciation_i-played-so-many-years-without-having-a_96894.jpg) > [You won't see me doing a lot of talking, but you'll see me doing a lot of playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/you-won-t-see-me-doing-a-lot-of-talking-but-you-ll-see-me-doing-a-lot/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/shawn-kemp-6170_doing_you-won-t-see-me-doing-a-lot-of-talking_431984.jpg) > [You don't work your butt off for 90 yards of a 100-yard dash and then just quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/you-don-t-work-your-butt-off-for-90-yards-of-a-100-yard-dash-and-then/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f7/shawn-kemp-6170_butt_you-don-t-work-your-butt-off-for-90-yard_1336790.jpg) ## Shawn Kemp by topic [Football (37)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/shawn-kemp/) [Play (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play/shawn-kemp/) [Game (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/shawn-kemp/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/#itemlist", "name": "Shawn Kemp Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Money means a lot of respect. 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