DeMarcus Cousins

Athlete

100 Quotes

Sometimes I let some of the small things take over. It can be a simple thing, like a call going the wrong way, and it takes me all off.

I've been the type to just get up and go or I'm finding something to do, I'm on some type of grind every single day.

My main purpose every night is to win a game.

I'm a good guy.

You'd go back to school and your friends would say, 'What you get for Christmas?' You got to make up a lie. 'I got this, this and this.' It's all part of growing up and everyone has a different story. It made me who I am today.

I'm going to make the best decision for me, and I believe teams are going to do the same thing.

Leadership is being the best example you can be for your teammates. The guy that everybody can depend on on a nightly basis.

If you were to ask me, I think my jersey will be hanging in the rafters when I retire in Sacramento.

I never in a million years would have thought I would end up with Golden State.

D.C. basketball has adopted me, and I consider D.C. home.

I loved my experience in college.

The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympic Games is one of the greatest honors I've experienced in my career.

I want my family and myself to be comfortable wherever I am at the time, and just be able to relax and kind of let my hair down.

Dream big and anything is possible.

One of my biggest fears is to be proven wrong by somebody that doesn't agree with me or doesn't have my best interest at heart. With that being said I'm always seeking to prove those types of people wrong.

I love it here in New Orleans.

My mom did what she could and I was grateful for whatever it was.

If I can help a kid in any type of way or make their lives easier, I'm always down for it.

I didn't have the best Christmases, but my mom and family did what they could.

Coming into the league, everyone said I was going to be fat, I was the next Oliver Miller. I had all these red flags. I just feel I was never given a fair chance coming in.

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