Top 66 George Hill Quotes

In high school I was that athlete that was pretty good.

At the end of the day, you‘re only going to be allowed to play basketball for a short period of time. You’re a human other than that for the rest of your life. So it’s safe to say that basketball doesn’t define me. It’s just a sport that I was blessed to play.

Don’t be afraid to take risks. Create a vision for you life. Be a leader in your own life. Give of yourself selflessly to make a positive change in another human being.

Humanity is something we’re lacking, and I will continue to do my job to bring back those attributes that we lack today in every community.

We can’t worry about this person or that person, how many shots people are getting or minutes. We just got to try to win a game.

As a kid, I think every kid grew up watching Jordan, that was every kid’s idol… you just wanted to be like Mike.

The more I’m aggressive, the better off we’re going to be. I have to take that into consideration every game to make it a point to be aggressive.

I feel like every teacher out there has a teacher that impacted them in their life.

Our African American kids need to know what Black Wall Street was all about.

If we have more guys that are willing to help others and not have hatred in their hearts, this world could be 10 times better.

I always have time to help out the community and just do the best I can.

Everything could be taken away at the snap of a finger.

Basketball is something we’re blessed to do, but it’s not who we are.

When I was a rookie, it was pretty much my first time outside of the city that I grew up in.

I like to play ‘Rock Band‘ – a lot.

Basketball’s just something temporary that we do and we’re blessed to do, but life is way more precious than this ball that we play.

I’m big on education.

Everyone has a dog or a cat… I just choose other animals.

I broke my foot in college.

LeBron is a great player, he’s the MVP for a reason, he’s one of the best to ever play this game.

You know, the fans, the city have embraced me. The Jazz culture and family have welcomed me with open arms. Any time you have those things clicking on all cylinders, it just makes for a great place to raise your family and be a part of.

We can’t promise wins or losses and things like that but we can promise that we can play hard night in and night out and impact the community and that’s the biggest thing.

I just do my job.

I have a voice and I have a platform for a reason.

I’m not the fastest, not the most athletic, but I learned how to play the right way. I learned how to be a professional. I learned how to win and how to be a team-first guy.

That’s what I try to base my life on is being a positive impact for the community… and everything I put my hands on.

No, I’m not going to shut up and dribble. I don’t care if you take my contract, I don’t care if you say that I’m this or that, I’m human. I have a heart. I have a pulse. I have emotions. I’m a man. I have kids. I’m a father. I have a wife. I have friends. I have loved ones.

I’m super impressed with Maxey. I love the kid. I love his heart, I love what he brings to the table. He’s a sponge, and he’s always trying to get better.

If you’re able to put your knee on someone‘s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, you have no heart. You have no pulse. If you can smile and put your hands in your pocket and the ones that are around you that didn’t do anything, are not human either.

I’m not the All-Star point guard that everybody‘s dreaming about right now. I’m not that. I wish I was, but I’m a work in progress and I’m not scared to admit that. But what I am is a good citizen and a guy who’s not scared to put his neck on the line for his community or for his state. And I’m always going to do that.

The only thing I hunt on my land is wild hogs and coyotes, because they cause so many problems.

I’m an Indianapolis boy to the core.

I just go out and try to do my job the best I can. If that’s playing defense as hard as I can or if that’s taking the opportunity to score I’ll do that, but it’s all about just winning the game no matter what happens.

I’m a lead-by-example guy but also vocal because I’m the point guard.

I didn’t have that growing up as a kid, people who gave back to the community and things like that. It was a dream of mine when I made it to always give back and be a positive impact and great role model.

I’ve been in some fights in my neighborhood before.

I’m not a big fan of moving from city to city.

Anytime you come in and you have a player like Tony go down, it’s always different. You can’t be a Tony Parker, but I think it’s just staying focused and doing what got me here.

It’s all about what I can do to help the team win.

I never thought I’d be anything, coming from a rough neighborhood. So my character was built on the street. I had to know how to carry myself; I had to act like I was older than I was.

I just try to go out there and win, and play good basketball.

I tell my AAU kids all the time how important it is to get good grades, go to college, get your degree to make your life easier.

That’s what I normally pride myself on, being a solid defender and giving all my energy on the defensive end.

Most people that always have something against hunting are the same ones that go out to a restaurant to eat a steak or order a burger.

When the ball goes up in the air, I’m ready to play, I love the competitive side of it, but that’s not who I am.

Sometimes you have to stand up for what’s right, and sometimes that may be ruffling feathers and may be frowned upon by everyone else, but at the end of the day in your heart, knowing you’re on the right side of history and knowing that you did the right thing, good or bad, you have to live with that.

I try to instill in the guys to work hard, be humble, be blessed, stay in the gym, be a sponge and soak as much intelligence as a young player and embrace it.

I think putting your fingerprints on life in general speaks more value than this game of basketball can speak.

Indiana is always home to me. It holds a special place in my heart.

I have a son and daughter and wife that need me not in basketball mode when I’m home.

If all of us were trying to handle the ball at the same time, then we’d have a problem.

You can win a championship, but the amount of fulfillment that I get knowing I’ve impacted a whole community is bigger than a championship for me. It’s what I stand for. It’s how I live. And I think that’s how the world should try to see itself to impact other people’s lives.

I was always taught that no matter where you are, you leave your fingerprints on that city and an impression on children and parents. That’s what kind of drives me, to see the kids look up to you and want to be like you – just be something special.

I didn’t have any money. I used to try to take out people’s trash and sweep the floor to make ends meet.

You can always make an imprint on the game no matter what you do.

I’m a grown man. I’m gonna do what I want to do. If I want to go see my family, I’m going to go see my family.

My kids wake up at 7 o’clock every morning, so I’m normally up around 7.

I really don’t care if I start, if I come off the bench, if I’m playing long minutes or short minutes.

It’s just my nature to make sure everyone is happy.

Sometimes it hurts to hear the truth, but you need it.

Everything that allowed me to come here to Utah has been great.

Life itself is bigger than the money aspect of the game.

It’s not about scoring, it’s having that presence out there and managing the game and getting everyone involved.

Sometimes it takes guys time to get acclimated, especially to a good team. You try to find out what’s going to be your role on the team that’s already good.

At the end of the day, it’s basketball. You’ve got to put the ball in the basket.

Going to an organization where winning means something, where you’re held accountable and you have goals and things like that I think that molds you early as a player and gives you that platform and foundation to be a professional.