Carmelo Anthony Quotes

What I do will be straight up. Management knows that.

I know there's a lot of pressure, but I'm just going to go out and play my game.

It's easier for me to let the game just come to me.

Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that.

I think I am a smarter player now.

I think I'll always want to improve my defense. That's something that can always be better. Not saying it's bad now, just something you should always work on.

I'm laid back, I take my time, get the job done. Lebron is high flying, dunking, passing the ball well. He's getting the job done, too. But we're different.

I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been stacking teams since way back in the day.

You make your own party.

These close games that we're losing, the teams are not beating us. We're kind of beating ourselves.

I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself.

When you've never had something, you want it worse than anything.

We all need that sometimes, to get re-sparked again. Sometimes it's different influences and different motivations; sometimes we've got to go and get back to the basics.

The new guys bring energy, intensity and emotion. The last couple games, they showed what they can bring to the team.

I can't worry about what other people are saying about me. At the end of the day, it's just their opinions, but if I said I don't hear it, or it doesn't bother me a little bit, I'd be lying to you.

I want to win the game. I dont worry about taking over the game unless I have to.

At the end of the day, you want to be always the one that's one step ahead of everybody, and when it comes to hip-hop, culture and art, you want to be that signature guy.

I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win.

This was on my vision board. To run out there and be hitting game winners, getting the fans riled up. When they're stomping on the floor yelling 'New York Knicks'—that's a great feeling.

I'm not at the point in my career where I want to rebuild.

I got a picture [tattoo] of Mohammed Ali on my side with one of his quotes. That's my guy. I look up to him. I'm like his number one fan.

As a kid I couldn't afford any Jordans, so I didn't get my first pair until my last year of high school. They were Air Jordan 9s.

I kind of knew Cleveland was going to get the No. 1 pick. I think they rigged it. No, don't quote me on that.

I know I'm not a selfish player. People around me know I'm not a selfish player. I do everything I can to make people around me understand I'm not a selfish player.

I want to win. I don't care about the money.

I've been at the funerals of a lot of people in my neighborhood. Sometimes when I sit back and relax, I think about that and just blank out.