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I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself.

Carmelo Anthony

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Carmelo Anthony
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: May 29
Basketball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Carmelo Kyam Anthony
Melo
Thinking
Basketball
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I just don't want to get used to feeling this feeling, you know, losing basketball games.
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When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.
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What I do will be straight up. Management knows that.
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I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.
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I got an owner that looks out for me. You can't beat that.
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