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
I remember telling my friends I wish I had stayed in school and they didn't understand: "You've got all this money and everything you want." But it wasn't about the money. It was about how I felt right then.
I had gotten rid of the crying when I got to high school, though it happened again when I was a junior. We lost in the state championship. It was kind of the same situation, camera in my face, and then that's when I realized it was over I had my moment.
When I was in school, my favorite subject was math. I took algebra and calculus. At an early age I grasped it and understood it quickly. I just enjoyed breaking the codes and solving problems.
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.
Failure either breaks people or it makes them succeed.
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.
You can't be afraid to get back up and try again, and you really can't do that unless you acknowledge the failure.