32 Quotes by Moses Malone

I can beat the Celtics with any 4 guys off the street in Petersburg Virginia

I’ll always be Number 1 to myself.

You got to work hard whatever you’re doing and try to be number one and take pride in what you’re doing. You want to be at the best at your spot then you got to work hard, man. A lot of guys don’t work as hard as it gonna take.

When you make a lotta money, you got a lotta people shooting at you. Anywhere you go, the tab goes up. People borrow stuff from you, you don’t see it again – they figure, Hell, Moses ain’t gonna miss it, why do I have to return it?

I came up in a small town ghetto and I never did think I’d be a celebrity or famous athlete, I was just loving to play the game of basketball. And I worked hard at everything I did.

Seems like everybody wants to know if an athlete is on drugs, so you got to stay clear of wild people.

I never thought I’d lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates – they did a lot of missing.

People might get mad for five or ten minutes, but then they respect you more. And the next time they see you, they’ll tell their friends, “Don’t go up to him with that stuff – he don’t mess with cocaine.”

I’m never gonna try it, because you got to pay a lot for cocaine, and that’s not the way I want to spend my money.