Chris Bosh Quotes

Failure either breaks people or it makes them succeed.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yeah, that was my best scoreless game ever.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.