Carmelo Anthony Basketball Quotations

I think everybody has their own unique style.

When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.

We match up with them pretty good, despite how the record turned out when we played them throughout the season. I look forward to playing the Clippers. Playoff basketball is a lot of excitement. It's going to be fun, especially in L.A.

Tonight we stuck to our game plan which was to get out in the open court. We just needed to get back to playing basketball and having fun.

This one hurts worse than the other two. We have issues. I saw guys who did not want to be here and play in this game. We did not play playoff basketball in this series.

Every kid has a dream of owning and driving a race car. I have always had a love for cars especially fast cars, and this is a dream come true. I'll stick to driving the basketball lane and let P.J. handle the fast lane.

I got an owner that looks out for me. You can't beat that.

I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face.

You've got to have fun on the court. If you ain't having fun, then basketball ain't fun.

I don't put pressure on myself. When I put pressure on myself, then I just play bad. When I play bad, my team plays bad.

Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that.

I have my own identity as a player.

Man, I think the sky is the limit for this team.

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.

I can't palm a basketball.

Leadership is something I was born with.

When I really like something, I try to put my all into it. This is something thats different from when I was growing up on the basketball court, running up and down, scoring 30 points or something. This is totally something different.

I am looking forward to continue my career in Orange & Blue and to work with Phil Jackson, a champion who builds championship teams. Madison Square Garden is the mecca of basketball and I am surrounded by the greatest fans in the world.

When I was young, I was sold on winning. I was always serious on the court. As I got older, I realized that it was just a basketball game. Just go out there and have fun.

A lot of people I meet say, 'You remind me so much of Magic Johnson.'

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

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

Although you do look at the big picture, if you're dealing with the now, it can be kind of frustrating. You're losing basketball games, things not going the way you want it to go or should go, but at the same time we've just got to stay with it. Just stay positive, just stay focused, as a team, as a unit, because the ship easily can sink early.

To go out there and play and have fun and hopefully win a championship. That's my goal.

We're still getting better as a team. We're still learning how to play basketball as a team and how to win tough games.

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

It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.

Play hard, learn as much as I can and do what I do best. The rest will take care of itself I think.

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.

I think I am a smarter player now.

I just don't want to get used to feeling this feeling, you know, losing basketball games.

As a good player in the inner city, you're always hearing people saying that you're better than you really are and that you don't have to do things like everybody else.

Nobody should expect more of you than you expect of yourself.