Kenyon Martin
Kenyon Martin
Kenyon Lee Martinis an American retired professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of China. The 6'9" power forward played college basketball for Cincinnati before being drafted with the first overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth30 December 1977
CitySaginaw, MI
CountryUnited States of America
We'll see. I'm getting better. I just don't want to push anything.
I don't back down. Like, I don't know how to flop. That's never been a part of my game. For me to know if a guy likes to turn left shoulder or right shoulder in the post, I have an advantage. Or if he likes to go left all the time, I have an advantage. Or if he can't make open jump shots, I have an advantage.
I think I'm pretty coachable. I do what coaches ask of me.
Basketball is what got me out of the projects. It got my momma the house she never had, the car she never had. Nobody is going to get the best of me. You might score more points than me, but you're going to know you were in a dogfight.
People don't know. People are ignorant. They feel that if you stutter, then you're slow or whatnot.
We need to look in the mirror. If we're going into the playoffs with the wrong attitude, it'll be over early for us.
I'm sick of being hurt. Whatever I have do in order to play, I'm going to do, (whether it's) wearing back braces or whatever the case may be.
I take the responsibility of representing the Denver Nuggets very seriously and I truly hope Nuggets fans understand that. I support the team fully and can't wait to rejoin them on the court as soon as possible.
If you're a kid, it's all you think about if you stutter. Kids can be so mean. My grades suffered. Class participation weighs heavy in grading, and I wouldn't open my mouth to read or talk in front of anyone.
I know the game well. I'm a student of basketball; I know what it takes to win.
I have feelings, but not when it comes to basketball. I'm here to win. I'm not here to make friends.
Of course there's some things that I would have liked to have... none of my friends growing up had their father in the house. None of 'em. We had uncles and stuff like that, but nobody had a father in the house, none of my friends.
I didn't have a father when I was growing up, and I vowed to be there with my kids.