National Basketball Association (NBA)

"Even today a lot of people know me because of my grandfather."

"Exercise and good nutrition helped make me what I am today and are critical in allowing me stay on top of my game."

"I always tell D-West, 'We're the leaders on the team, and if we go down, we've got to go down shooting.'"

"I'm just so excited God gave me this opportunity."

"I'm not much into anything too flashy."

"I'm not the greatest long-distance shooter, I know that. But I know if I can get around that free-throw line area, a lot of times you've just got to hope I miss."

"I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd and handle the ball like Allen Iverson."

"It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in your stomach before every game."

"I've always appreciated the top guards in the league, and I think my performance shows that."

"I've always been vertically challenged. I never grew at all until my junior year of high school-if you call that growing."

"I've been a winner my whole life."

"Real early, the game just seemed to make sense to me."

"Sometimes the fans are too nice."

"What I miss are my teammates. And I miss beating North Carolina and Duke and going to class the next day and being with the people who cheered for you the whole night."

"Whatever I have to do to help us win, I'll do."

"Chris is just like a one-man fastbreak." - Justin Gray

"Chris is the face of our franchise and a leader both on and off the court ... Getting him signed to an extension was our number one priority." - George Shinn

"He doesn't take himself too seriously. He knows that while everyone tells him he's the greatest thing since Cheerios, he's still got to cut the grass on Saturday." - Skip Prosser

"He gets it, on and off the floor. Most rookies think they know it all. He's all ears and no mouth. Everybody around here likes him." - P.J. Brown

"He has an uncanny way of getting the ball to you. That's something you're born with, a special trait that's inside of you. It's like he's been here before." - P.J. Brown

"He is every bit mature enough to be able to handle the fame and fortune that come with being an NBA superstar. Fame and fortune couldn't be in better hands." - Mick Cornett

"He is one of the best young point guards in the league, if not the best." - Byron Scott

"He's as good as we've had come into our league in a long, long time." - Larry Brown

"He's a warrior. Don't be fooled by his demeanor and his little cherub smile. He's a quiet assassin." - Jim Cleamons

"He's got that competitive chip that not that many guys have." - Scott Skiles

"His confidence has been sky high since he played in the Olympics. Playing with those great players, and the feedback I'm hearing from all those guys over there is he was the leader of the team." - Byron Scott

"If Chris Paul never played a minute of basketball at Wake Forest, Wake Forest University would still be a better place because he went there. He's that good a kid." - Skip Prosser

"I have been with the team for 17 years and he stands out as one of our community leaders that we have had on the team in all of those years." - Suzanne Werdann

"In five years, he'll be the best point guard in the game. Hands down." - Stephon Marbury

"I think Chris Paul may be the best point guard we've ever played against." - Mike Davis

"I was never that good." - Isiah Thomas

"On this team there is no doubt that Chris is the guy." - eja Stojakovic