Top 70 Carmelo Anthony Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Every Morning You Have Two Choices: Continue To Sleep With Your Dreams, Or Wake Up and Chase Them.”

— Carmelo Anthony

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2. “Family time is the best time.”

— Carmelo Anthony

3. “Nobody should expect more of you than you expect of yourself.”

— Carmelo Anthony

4. “It bothers me to hear people talk about things they know nothing about.”

— Carmelo Anthony

5. “Always stay true to yourself. Some people will like it, some people won’t. Life goes on.”

— Carmelo Anthony

6. “I smile all the time, even when I’m in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face.”

— Carmelo Anthony

7. “You make your own party.”

— Carmelo Anthony

8. “Any decision I make is the biggest decision of my life.”

— Carmelo Anthony

9. “You’ve got to have fun on the court. If you ain’t having fun, then basketball ain’t fun.”

— Carmelo Anthony

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10. “At this point in my career I’m not concerned about the money, it’s about winning. Nothing else even matters.”

— Carmelo Anthony

11. “Allen Iverson is a ball hog. You will never win a championship with him on your team.”

— Carmelo Anthony

12. “People only know what they see on TV.”

— Carmelo Anthony

13. “The only person I ever wanted to meet was Muhammad Ali. And of all the people I’ve ever met, he’s the one who most impressed me. It’s tough to listen to him. You gotta have patience. But you see how strong his mind is. Even now, he’s one of the most intelligent people on the planet.”

— Carmelo Anthony

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14. “I can’t palm a basketball.”

— Carmelo Anthony

15. “I think everybody has their own unique style.”

— Carmelo Anthony

16. “Man, I’m not trying to be important; I just go out and play.”

— Carmelo Anthony

17. “Man, I think the sky is the limit for this team.”

— Carmelo Anthony

18. “I just want to get on the court.”

— Carmelo Anthony

19. “You just got ta believe, i have never been a quitter in my life or in my career.”

— Carmelo Anthony

20. “I don’t think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself.”

— Carmelo Anthony

21. “It’s too late for me to get married before I’m famous. You never know people’s intentions.”

— Carmelo Anthony

22. “I say ‘come with it.’ I’m not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That’s fine with me.”

— Carmelo Anthony

23. “It will work out, somehow. That’s a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.”

— Carmelo Anthony

24. “I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I have ever done.”

— Carmelo Anthony

25. “I think I’m the most underrated superstar that’s out there, but that doesn’t matter to me.”

— Carmelo Anthony

26. “I’m laid back, I take my time, get the job done. Lebron is high flying, dunking, passing the ball well. He’s getting the job done, too. But we’re different.”

— Carmelo Anthony

27. “I’m a Baltimore Ravens fan and I’m a Baltimore Orioles fan. I have them tattooed on me.”

— Carmelo Anthony

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

— Carmelo Anthony

29. “At the end of the day, you want to be always the one that’s one step ahead of everybody, and when it comes to hip-hop, culture and art, you want to be that signature guy.”

— Carmelo Anthony

30. “I know I’m not a selfish player. People around me know I’m not a selfish player. I do everything I can to make people around me understand I’m not a selfish player.”

— Carmelo Anthony

31. “Everything on my body has a meaning. I don’t do art just because. It does look cool but it also has a meaning.”

— Carmelo Anthony

32. “I don’t put pressure on myself. When I put pressure on myself, then I just play bad. When I play bad, my team plays bad.”

— Carmelo Anthony

33. “I’m really into fashion.”

— Carmelo Anthony

34. “I think I am a smarter player now.”

— Carmelo Anthony

35. “If you laugh, think, and cry; that’s a full day.”

— Carmelo Anthony

36. “I just don’t want to get used to feeling this feeling, you know, losing basketball games.”

— Carmelo Anthony

37. “Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.”

— Carmelo Anthony

38. “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.”

— Carmelo Anthony

39. “What I do will be straight up. Management knows that.”

— Carmelo Anthony

40. “This was on my vision board. To run out there and be hitting game winners, getting the fans riled up. When they’re stomping on the floor yelling ‘New York Knicks’ – that’s a great feeling.”

— Carmelo Anthony

41. “I think I’ll always want to improve my defense. That’s something that can always be better. Not saying it’s bad now, just something you should always work on.”

— Carmelo Anthony

42. “I got an owner that looks out for me. You can’t beat that.”

— Carmelo Anthony

43. “I have my own identity as a player.”

— Carmelo Anthony

44. “People tend to grow fearful, when they taste failure, face a daunting challenge or fall ill. Yet, that is precisely the time to become even bolder. Those who are victors at heart are the greatest of all champions!!!!”

— Carmelo Anthony

45. “To go out there and play and have fun and hopefully win a championship. That’s my goal.”

— Carmelo Anthony

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46. “Play hard, learn as much as I can and do what I do best. The rest will take care of itself I think.”

— Carmelo Anthony

47. “Leadership is something I was born with.”

— Carmelo Anthony

48. “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.”

— Carmelo Anthony

49. “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.”

— Carmelo Anthony

50. “The new guys bring energy, intensity and emotion. The last couple games, they showed what they can bring to the team.”

— Carmelo Anthony