Patrick Beverley Quotes

I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters.

I look across the league at some of these really good teams and these great players, and you give a guy that shoots 18-footers an 18-footer, he makes it every time. Every. Single. Time. You give a guy an open 3 and he makes it every single time.

You've got to respect me because you know I can shoot the three.

I couldn't shoot and I couldn't score in high school. All I could do is dunk and play defense.

He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.

I'm definitely not the caliber player that LeBron is, but I find it funny how people can criticize him and the way he plays the game. So it's pretty easy to criticize me if they are still able to criticize LeBron.

I can't say I go through life liking it and that I pursue to be hated, but I did pursue to be a good basketball player.

I'm not a flopper. I hate when people say I'm a flopper. I don't flop. You never see me flying all over the floor. None of that. I barely fall down in games.

I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.

I'm terrible at basketball. I have really small hands, and I can't control the ball.

I'm not the best shooter and I'm not the best scorer, but you do have to respect me because I can go off.

I think if you can score the ball, you can play at any level.

Judge me on how I play football, or judge me on when you meet me.

The first time I played basketball was with my dad and my older brother Thanasis.

When you're on the court with guys that know basketball, it's a universal language for us.

There's still a lot of athletes in the NBA, but shooters are very valuable. I take a lot of pride shooting, so I feel like it's going to be big for me.

I pride myself on definitely being more than a dunker.

I let the dunks speak for themselves.

I'm no slouch, but when comparing LeBron's game, I'm usually left out.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. My job is to come out here and hoop, and that's what I'm going to do.

I loved playing against the Pacers and Reggie Miller. Reggie was a great competitor, and I enjoyed playing against competitors.

I love NBA. I enjoy it, and I also really love the dominance that LeBron James brings to the court.

I was guarding the best player and getting 25 and having eight assists, and three-four steals.

You give me enough shots, I'll average 20. You give me a particular system where I stick close to the basket, I'll average 10 rebounds.

I started liking basketball when I was 13, but I couldn't play because my dad thought it was too physical.