Chris Bosh
Chris Bosh
Christopher Wesson Boshis an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. A high school "Mr. Basketball" in Texas, Bosh left college at Georgia Tech after one season with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team to enter the 2003 NBA draft. He was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors in a very competitive draft class that included multiple future NBA superstars such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony. While at...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 March 1984
CityDallas, TX
Failure either breaks people or it makes them succeed.
I vote. People died for our right to vote and I can't let that go.
Eventually, people are going to find out I can play.
People in general misunderstand me. I'm very aware of the stereotype that comes with being a basketball player. But I'm well-rounded. I'm cultured. It's funny: When I speak, people are like, "Wow! You can really talk." I'm like, "What did you expect?"
The stereotype of a leader is one who talks and peps people up and things like that, but in actuality you have to listen to your teammates.
We know what we have, we know what we do on the practice court, and we know what's in our hearts. We're really going to try hard.
I want to bring that childlike approach every night - just go out there and have fun. I want to play like a kid, for fun but with intensity. Play to win.
I'm my own biggest critic, and the only way I'm going to improve is to see what I was doing wrong.
Life is not going to be sweet all the time.
Experience has taught me a lot, and I don't want to let that fall by the wayside.
I learned very quickly that the NBA is a very rough place, physically and mentally. There's no mercy.
You don't have to appreciate me - I hope you underestimate me. That way, when I have a good game, it'll hit you even harder.
It's a luxury to play. I get to play basketball for a living. I'm a lucky guy and I'm thankful for everything I have and what I get to do. I realize how many people would give their left foot to just play one game in the NBA. This is the NBA!
There were hard days but I never felt sorry for myself.