Actually Quote by Gordon Hayward

“The 'Halo' series is my favorite. Me and my friends actually played in tournaments and won some money doing that when we were younger.” quote by Gordon Hayward — Download Open image

“The 'Halo' series is my favorite. Me and my friends actually played in tournaments and won some money doing that when we were younger.”

Gordon Hayward

About This Quote

Source Interview: Sports Magazine, 2018, Gordon Hayward on gaming hobbies

Playing Halo competitively with friends, turning a hobby into a small earnings source

In simple terms: Friends played Halo competitively, earning money

Key Takeaway

Explore teamwork and fun in gaming

Themes

gaming friendship competition

Mood

enthusiastic nostalgic

Type

personal anecdote cultural

When to use this quote

Teenagers
college students
gaming clubs

Key Concepts

eSports social bonding skill development

Questions to Reflect On

What balance between fun and profit is healthy?
How does competition affect friendships?

A Different Perspective

May overlook risks of gambling-like stakes

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (5 ratings)

Actually Doing Friends Friendship Halo Halo Series Me Money Played Tournaments Tournaments Tournaments Won

More by Gordon Hayward

I think video games have been instrumental to me as an NBA player.

Gordon Hayward

Image

I work every day on skills, and I don't think you can ever work enough on that.

Gordon Hayward

Image

Obviously with LaMelo, he's a fun guy to play with, he makes some exciting plays.

Gordon Hayward

Image

Dennis Lindsey - if there's anyone who's most responsible for the winning culture in Salt Lake, it's him.

Gordon Hayward

Image

You know how boxing does those pound-for-pound rankings? If the NBA did that, I think you'd see Kemba right there among the very top…

Gordon Hayward

Image

I've always controlled my emotions. I think that probably came from playing a lot of tennis, keeping it inside and not letting the opponent…

Gordon Hayward

Image

It's easier to learn things at a younger age.

Gordon Hayward

Image

League of Legends' players are so toxic. I can't imagine being on a team in the NBA where they were as toxic as they…

Gordon Hayward

Image

My dream was always to be in the NBA. I just happened to be better at tennis in high school. But I loved basketball,…

Gordon Hayward

Image

Any time somebody goes through a major injury you feel for him and also what I've been through, I know firsthand what it's like.

Gordon Hayward

Image

It's been so much fun for me here in Utah and growing up here, starting a family, growing from a basketball standpoint, growing from…

Gordon Hayward

Image

There's not too many 5-10 basketball players that make it, let alone play college and make it to the NBA.

Gordon Hayward

Image

Whether it's some last-second move within a move that he's adding, or switching up his timing the smallest amount, or using the rim as…

Gordon Hayward

Image

The Salt Lake fans are so passionate.

Gordon Hayward

Image

I think playing with no fans would be pretty wild. It would almost be like a scrimmage at training camp. You'd have to bring…

Gordon Hayward

Image

Explore all 100 Gordon Hayward quotes

More Actually quotes

I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have…

Julianne Moore

Image

I just think my own ambition would not allow me to sit on the gifts that my creator had given me. And so that's…

Janelle Monae

Image

I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.

Gail Sheehy

Image

You have to talk about why things happened the way they did. You can't actually explain my political life except by a series of…

David Lange

Image

Failure actually makes you strong.

Neha Sharma

Image

There's always that discussion about fiction about how do you market it - these are books for boys, these are books for girls, these…

L.A. Weatherly

Image

I'm from Europe, England, and I actually lived in Italy.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Image

The alternative comedy scene is actually pretty small, I guess.

Casey Wilson

Image

I was a very good student. Procrastinating gives me anxiety, and getting a B really ticked me off. Sure, I didn't always want to…

Josie Loren

Image

The shelves of many evangelicals are full of books that point out the flaws in evolution, discuss it only as a theory, and almost…

Francis Collins

Image

Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better.

Kevin Brownlow

Image

I actually do sing sometimes.

Morten Harket

Image

I've actually got quite a good memory. I've good recall. It's often things which other people might not notice.

Ronald Frame

Image

Because there is actually something very interesting in Goodfellas, how the style of the film changes as time goes by and based on the…

Alex Cox

Image

'Inequality' has become the political theme/slogan of our time in both Europe and the U.S., yet political leaders do not even bother to consider…

Paul Singer

Image

Browse all 4,248 Actually quotes

Actually Quote by Gordon Hayward

About This Quote

Related quotes

More by Gordon Hayward

More Actually quotes