Easier Quote by Gary Payton

“It is much easier to be the hunter than the hunted. When you are the one not expected to do anything, you play better.”

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Guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, they'll take bad criticism in a good way.

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If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I…

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I did a lot of things I regret.

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I'm not going to sit here and dwell on whether or not I am going to the Hall of Fame.

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I am going to go on with my life, and if they call me and say 'Yo, you are going to be in the…

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Patrick Beverley is one of my favorites. What he does is he brings a lot of energy.

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Because of how I am on the court, people think I'm wild and crazy. But really, I'm a kick-back guy, so Seattle suits me…

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Coming from Oakland, Calif., I never thought I'd be a Hall of Famer. I wasn't thinking about basketball like that.

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If Seattle could put my jersey on top of the Space Needle, they would.

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I don't give a damn about MVP.

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If you see yourself in the paper every day and people keep talking about you, you will have a little breakdown in yourself, too.

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You don't have to like me, but I'm going to tell you the truth. If you don't like what I'm saying, then go out…

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