![Carmelo Anthony quotes: I got a picture [tattoo] of Mohammed Ali on my side with one of his quotes. That's my guy. I look up to him. I'm like his number one fan.](http://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/carmelo-anthony-quotes-461620.jpg "Carmelo Anthony quotes: I got a picture [tattoo] of Mohammed Ali on my side with one of his quotes. That's my guy. I look up to him. I'm like his number one fan.")
I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me. 
Everything on my body has a meaning. I don't do art just because. It does look cool but it also has a meaning. 
I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win. 
I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I have ever done. 
It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston. 
I've been at the funerals of a lot of people in my neighborhood. Sometimes when I sit back and relax, I think about that and just blank out. 
I can't palm a basketball. 
The new guys bring energy, intensity and emotion. The last couple games, they showed what they can bring to the team. 
Man, I think the sky is the limit for this team. 
Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor. 
I want to win the game. I dont worry about taking over the game unless I have to. 
I'm not at the point in my career where I want to rebuild. 
How can U fairly assess someone from the outside looking in ... majority of the times you will be wrong. 
I got an owner that looks out for me. You can't beat that. 
As a kid I couldn't afford any Jordans, so I didn't get my first pair until my last year of high school. They were Air Jordan 9s. 
People look at me like I'm on my way out of the game. I'm just getting started. 
These close games that we're losing, the teams are not beating us. We're kind of beating ourselves. 
It bothers me to hear people talk about things they know nothing about. 
Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that. 
I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been stacking teams since way back in the day. 
I'm a classical type of guy. Whatever's out at that point in time, I like it. I just put my own twist on it, and we go from there. 
I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face. 
I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself. 
I think I am a smarter player now. 
Play hard, learn as much as I can and do what I do best. The rest will take care of itself I think. 
Leadership is something I was born with. 
I think everybody has their own unique style. 
I believe that you should put the right people around you, people that will not let anything go wrong. 
It's easier for me to let the game just come to me. 
I just want to get on the court. 
Who wouldn't want to go back home to play? 
I have my own identity as a player. 
Of course I want to take the last shot, let's be quite frank: I've been doing for nine years already, and I've made a ton of them. 
If you laugh, think, and cry; that's a full day. 
Always stay true to yourself. Some people will like it, some people won't. Life goes on. 
You've got to have fun on the court. If you ain't having fun, then basketball ain't fun. 
We're still getting better as a team. We're still learning how to play basketball as a team and how to win tough games. 
People only know what they see on TV. 
Nobody should expect more of you than you expect of yourself. 