Being close ain't good enough. Chris Paul More Quotes by Chris Paul More Quotes From Chris Paul I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'. Chris Paul inspirational-basketball perseverance sports Keep practicing. Never let someone tell you you're too small or too slow. Chris Paul Every now and then you're going to get beaten, but we work hard. Chris Paul beaten now-and-then hard-work I'm not the greatest long-distance shooter, I know that. But I know if I can get around that free-throw line area, a lot of times you've just got to hope I miss. Chris Paul distance missing long You only get a chance to live your dream once, and I'm living mine right now. Chris Paul mines chance dream Exercise and good nutrition helped make me what I am today and are critical in allowing me stay on top of my game. Chris Paul games exercise today I hate losing more than I like winning Chris Paul hate losing winning I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't money; it's my time. Chris Paul valuable-things valuable said You can replace houses. You can't replace people. I mean, it's left me speechless. I was talking to P.J. (Brown) about it. When the storm hit, I just kept it on CNN and watched the whole thing. Just seeing Canal Street, knowing I was there just a few days before storm and seeing all those stores I went in being under water. Unbelievable. Chris Paul knowing talking mean Ive been fortunate to be short my entire life. Theres only one position Ive ever had to play, and thats point guard. So Ive always had to be that leader. And that was my job: you know, to talk. Chris Paul leader play jobs For me, it's all about who you are. Some athletes may feel a responsibility. Some may not. One thing I've talked with my family and team about is doing more. Trying to make an impact. Chris Paul team athlete responsibility Obviously I want the fragrance to smell good. I tell people all the time that when you see someone there can obviously be a physical attraction, but scent is something that stays with you. It's something that you remember about a person. Chris Paul scent smell people Whatever I have to do to help us win, I'll do. Chris Paul winning helping I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And thats what gets people to buy in to your brand - being a winner. Chris Paul basketball winning play It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in your stomach before every game. Chris Paul butterfly games littles People have said I have a Napoleon complex. But I've always had to fight for everything that I have. Chris Paul fighting said people What I really try to do is take different pages out of different players books. Chris Paul player trying book No matter where you put me, I don't care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I'm going to be who I am. Chris Paul florida who-i-am new-york Family was real important in putting me on my path. I'm so blessed to come from a home with a mother and a father. Chris Paul real mother father For me, hip-hop culture is involved in everything - it's in me, in who I am, in how I dress, how I talk. It's in my son and my wife. Chris Paul wife who-i-am son
