Chris bosh quotes

I wanted to take on a little bit more of a leadership role. I'm getting older and things are coming to me more and I have to take responsibility for that.

I hate to lose. When I was a kid, I used to cry every time I lost a game, up until, like, the 8th grade. I used to go ballistic.

If you want to be successful, you are going to have to deal with pressure.

My goal is to be able to play wherever my team needs me.

I'm just trying to be the best player that I can be.

You don't have to appreciate me - I hope you underestimate me. That way, when I have a good game, it'll hit you even harder.

Schoolwork came kind of natural to me, but when I brought home a grade that wasn't up to par, my parents let me know it.

Sometimes you surprise yourself with what you do under pressure.

You think you're grown in college but you're not, because everything is kind of controlled. You lose the camaraderie and suddenly find yourself alone in an apartment just feeling lost.

Failure either breaks people or it makes them succeed.

You can't be afraid to get back up and try again, and you really can't do that unless you acknowledge the failure.

I can motivate myself fine just by wanting to be my best.

I know how the game is played, and I'm always working on it.

I want to bring that childlike approach every night - just go out there and have fun. I want to play like a kid, for fun but with intensity. Play to win.

If you're not getting better in the summer, you're wasting your time.

It's all about concentration and repetition. That's all it is.

I havent won on my birthday since college, so its good to play hard and get a win by double figures.

I always want to do something groundbreaking, something different. I think that's what it's always about. If you have the means to do it, why not?

I remember telling my friends I wish I had stayed in school and they didn't understand: "You've got all this money and everything you want." But it wasn't about the money. It was about how I felt right then.

If you want to win, you have to sacrifice and do what makes the team work most efficiently.

I want to go get a stop on defense so James can do it again. It was a big spurt for him. That made then get out of their game plan and play him closer. But when he does that, we want to make sure we capitalize and get timely stops. And that's what got us right back in the game.

I had a turnover and three missed shots down the stretch. I just have to make sure I calm my nerves.

We didnt come out with any energy. We know were not good enough to let the game come to us. We have to come with high energy, play hard team basketball and do everything the right way. Coming into the season, we all knew we didnt have too much room for error.

I love getting in the open floor and running.

We make a living playing basketball. You don't have to be a tough guy or a hard-ass to play this sport. You can be tough but you don't have to have that bravado. Sometimes it's good. But I'm not going to be someone I'm not. It's just me being me.

There were hard days but I never felt sorry for myself.

If you don't see anything wrong with your game, you need to wake up.

A woman shouldn't heckle. In the public eye, you have to represent not only you but your spouse, too. You have to be a lady. She just has to sit there, clap, and look pretty.

I never expected to leave college early-especially after just one year.

I'm real conscious about money still. That's how I came up and you can't shake that.

When you're not in the game, you can watch. Certain players have mannerisms, and they do the same things repetitiously.

Yeah, that was my best scoreless game ever.

The stereotype of a leader is one who talks and peps people up and things like that, but in actuality you have to listen to your teammates.

Experience has taught me a lot, and I don't want to let that fall by the wayside.

When I was in school, my favorite subject was math. I took algebra and calculus. At an early age I grasped it and understood it quickly. I just enjoyed breaking the codes and solving problems.

I wouldn't like to make anybody cry, I don't dislike anybody. It doesn't even matter - the opponent is always faceless.

Life is not going to be sweet all the time.

If somebody attacks me with words, I'm always like, Do you know me? Do you know me that well? Let's have a beer and talk about it.

Everyone talks about success, but what happens before? There's always something you have to overcome.

People in general misunderstand me. I'm very aware of the stereotype that comes with being a basketball player. But I'm well-rounded. I'm cultured. It's funny: When I speak, people are like, "Wow! You can really talk." I'm like, "What did you expect?"

I liked being a kid. I liked being a student.

It's a luxury to play. I get to play basketball for a living. I'm a lucky guy and I'm thankful for everything I have and what I get to do. I realize how many people would give their left foot to just play one game in the NBA. This is the NBA!

I don't really know what depression is, I don't think I've felt it. I probably have. Things aren't the same when you're losing. You're not happy. That can happen. But I try to keep them separate as much as possible.

I'm a winner. Dwyane's a winner. We're going to bring winning to Miami.

Eventually, people are going to find out I can play.

I've modeled my game after Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan.

Just listen to your instincts. Don't talk to someone or start a relationship out of pity.

I'm my own biggest critic, and the only way I'm going to improve is to see what I was doing wrong.

I had gotten rid of the crying when I got to high school, though it happened again when I was a junior. We lost in the state championship. It was kind of the same situation, camera in my face, and then that's when I realized it was over I had my moment.

I think we all have our own different styles. [James] LeBron likes to be comfortable - he's going to be more comfortable over everything else. Dwyane [Wade Jr.] likes really stylish stuff. If you bring something questionable he'll try it.

To be honest, politics is so weird. I think it's more heavy than religion.

I vote. People died for our right to vote and I can't let that go.

I know that sacrifices have to be made to play with good teams.

Money is not an issue to me. My mother always tells me, money, it comes and it goes.

I learned very quickly that the NBA is a very rough place, physically and mentally. There's no mercy.

You can't worry about what people say, but... People always harp on athletes being selfish individualists.

Parenthood changes your outlook on life. Makes you realize what things are important. The responsibility is huge. Just to have that responsibility in your hands is a little frightening, but it's exciting at the same time.

I want to hold onto that because I think every kid when they dream about playing basketball, they don't dream about being a role player. They dream about being the man. I have that position in Toronto and to give that up and go somewhere else to be an addition would kinda defeat the purpose of my dreams.

Leaders set the tone for their peers. Peers look up to them and say, 'They're doing it, so I'm doing it.'