149 Quotes by Gary Payton

Coming from Oakland, Calif., I never thought I'd be a Hall of Famer. I wasn't thinking about basketball like that.

When I made it to the pros I wanted to be a guy who could stay in the league, be OK, do whatever I had to do to make some money and do what I do. As the years started coming, I started getting better.

I'm not a jealous guy.

You can't regret anything - it's over with.

You don't just come in and say, 'Bam, I'm mature; I'm the leader.' It took time for me to grow into this and learn how to talk to certain players and how to handle certain situations.

Part of being a leader means knowing who you can go after and who you should pat on the butt.

If you see yourself in the paper every day and people keep talking about you, you will have a little breakdown in yourself, too.

The NBA tries to be about flash. But real fans recognize the guy who makes things happen.

I've done did a lot of things in the NBA, made a lot of stuff, so I'm happy with what I've done.