It's tough, to get off to the start we got off to and to let those guys back into the game, we just never recovered. ... It's not about the first unit or the second unit, it's about our team. There have been nights when the starters have come out and haven't played well and the second unit has brought us back.

Chris Paul

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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'.

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Keep practicing. Never let someone tell you you're too small or t... by Chris Paul

Keep practicing. Never let someone tell you you're too small or too slow.

Every now and then you're going to get beaten, but we work hard. by Chris Paul

Every now and then you're going to get beaten, but we work hard.

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.

distance missing long

You only get a chance to live your dream once, and I'm living min... by Chris Paul

You only get a chance to live your dream once, and I'm living mine right now.

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.

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I hate losing more than I like winning by Chris Paul

I hate losing more than I like winning

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Being close ain't good enough. by Chris Paul

Being close ain't good enough.

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I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't mone... by Chris Paul

I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't money; it's my time.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

scent smell people

Whatever I have to do to help us win, I'll do. by Chris Paul

Whatever I have to do to help us win, I'll do.

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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.

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It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in you... by Chris Paul

It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in your stomach before every game.

butterfly games littles

People have said I have a Napoleon complex. But I've always had t... by Chris Paul

People have said I have a Napoleon complex. But I've always had to fight for everything that I have.

fighting said people

What I really try to do is take different pages out of different... by Chris Paul

What I really try to do is take different pages out of different players books.

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.

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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.

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