Chris Bosh
Chris Bosh
Christopher Wesson Boshis an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. A high school "Mr. Basketball" in Texas, Bosh left college at Georgia Tech after one season with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team to enter the 2003 NBA draft. He was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors in a very competitive draft class that included multiple future NBA superstars such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony. While at...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 March 1984
CityDallas, TX
I liked being a kid. I liked being a student.
Money is not an issue to me. My mother always tells me, money, it comes and it goes.
Sometimes you surprise yourself with what you do under pressure.
My goal is to be able to play wherever my team needs me.
I never expected to leave college early-especially after just one year.
I want to hold onto that because I think every kid when they dream about playing basketball, they don't dream about being a role player. They dream about being the man. I have that position in Toronto and to give that up and go somewhere else to be an addition would kinda defeat the purpose of my dreams.
I want to go get a stop on defense so James can do it again. It was a big spurt for him. That made then get out of their game plan and play him closer. But when he does that, we want to make sure we capitalize and get timely stops. And that's what got us right back in the game.
It's all about concentration and repetition. That's all it is.
People in general misunderstand me. I'm very aware of the stereotype that comes with being a basketball player. But I'm well-rounded. I'm cultured. It's funny: When I speak, people are like, "Wow! You can really talk." I'm like, "What did you expect?"
I'm just trying to be the best player that I can be.
When you're not in the game, you can watch. Certain players have mannerisms, and they do the same things repetitiously.
I know that sacrifices have to be made to play with good teams.
If you want to win, you have to sacrifice and do what makes the team work most efficiently.
I havent won on my birthday since college, so its good to play hard and get a win by double figures.