Chris Paul
Chris Paul
Christopher Emmanuel Paulis an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. The point guard has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, two Olympic gold medals, and led the NBA in assists four times and steals six times. He has also been selected to nine NBA All-Star teams, eight All-NBA teams, and eight All-Defensive teams...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 May 1985
CountryUnited States of America
That's the great thing about big cities: Nobody is judging. You really get a chance to show who you are with your style.
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.
What I really try to do is take different pages out of different players books.
The least amount of buttons [in suit], the better. If you have to go with three, you can go three. But all that eight-button stuff? Nuh-uh, not a fan.
One of the things you learn when you go overseas is how much a lot of the countries overseas really just like to enjoy life.
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.
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.
If my son is happy, then I am happy.
Whatever I have to do to help us win, I'll do.
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.
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.
Being close ain't good enough.
We showed why road games have been tough for us throughout this year. That's where we've got to get better. It's a learning experience.
You only get a chance to live your dream once, and I'm living mine right now.