Chauncey Billups Quotes

I've always believed in my abilities. Nobody ever gave me anything in life. I had to work for everything I got. It may have gotten really rocky for a while, but I persevered, because I'm not afraid of failing.

It's all about guts. I've had so many ups and downs, I'm not scared of being down.

I'm fully aware that every time I do anything, good or bad, somebody's watching.

If it ain't rough, it ain't right

I'm a point guard, I've always been a point guard, I've played point guard all my life. Personally, I feel the best point guards make other players look better and create their own shot. I fit in that category.

I'm never nervous. Not in high school, not in college. That's just the way I am.

I play harder when my family is watching.

I get a lot more confidence winning games playing defense than winning the run-and-gun game.

Even when it's midnight, people are watching you. It's difficult to be in the spotlight all the time.

In the NBA, it's about patience.

This is a tough, tough life when things aren't going your way.

My guys look for me to step up in that magnitude and I take the challenge every time. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, but you've got to have a guy that will take those shots and deal with the consequences.