66 Quotes by Rodney Hood

My 10th grade year I was 6-foot-4 and I grew to like 6-foot-7, but I still had my guard skills. I was playing point guard, I was a big guard. People started calling me 'Penny Hardaway' - comparing me to him because I was a big guard.

It's always been my goal to make it to the NBA.

I hit a big growth spurt between my 10th and 11th grade years.

I know guys look at me for advice. I reach out to Kevin Durant or Wesley Matthews, DeMarcus Cousins... the guys who have been through it, and I just get confident more and more every day.

Being a young player coming into the league, all you really want is an opportunity.

For my family, for my loved ones, my priority is to have a job and perform.

Not many young guys in the league are getting to play valuable minutes for a really good team, so I'm trying to take advantage of it as much as I can.

Some of the best players in the world have played in the Rising Stars game, and to be a part of that really meant a lot.

Dennis Lindsey and Coach Snyder gave me an opportunity to really show what I can do, and progress into the player I am now, and the player I'll be in the future. I'm forever grateful.