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I told my mom I would graduate. I owe that much to her and myself.

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Carmelo Anthony
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: May 29
Basketball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Carmelo Kyam Anthony
Melo
Told
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Would
Graduate
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A lot of people think that as a player, during the lockout, you just have your whole day free. It's not like that - especially for me. I wake up everyday, train in the morning from 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. Then I have a business meeting here, have to meet this person there, it's non-stop for me.
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Nobody should expect more of you than you expect of yourself.
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Man, I think the sky is the limit for this team.
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If I were president? First thing I'd do is take care of the schoolteachers. I'm not saying we should start 'em out with six figures, but in some places they've got to be mother, father, brother, sister, and mentor. They're real important people. Let's give 'em a raise - and attract the best people to the job.
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It's easier for me to let the game just come to me.
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I can't palm a basketball.
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When I was young, I was sold on winning. I was always serious on the court. As I got older, I realized that it was just a basketball game. Just go out there and have fun.
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I'm a Baltimore Ravens fan and I'm a Baltimore Orioles fan. I have them tattooed on me.
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Success is the result of psychologically preparing for it, prior to achieving it!
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If you laugh, think, and cry that's a full day.
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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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Leadership is something I was born with.
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I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself.
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I wanted to make the lightest shoe possible, but still be able to perform at the same time.
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The NBAs a Fortune 500 company. Thats how you look at it. And all the other Fortune 500 companies out there in the world, you dont see their CEOs and COOs going to work with white tees and baggy clothes and stuff like that. So I have to take that same approach.
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I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face.
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These close games that we're losing, the teams are not beating us. We're kind of beating ourselves.
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I'm me. I'm just out there being myself. I like having fun. But at the same time, I bring everybody together. So I'm really -- or I try to be -- like the glue of the team.
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When you've never had something, you want it worse than anything.
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Always stay true to yourself. Some people will like it, some people won't. Life goes on.
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