Russell Westbrook
My friends and I started that motto early in high school - that attitude, that mentality - from way back then: Want to go to Stanford? Why not? Want to play in the NBA? Why not?Collection: Attitude
In college I didn't dress up every day, for class or stuff like that, but when it came time to do certain things I'd dress up for sure.
I say, 'Why not' to everything.
I actually have a closet that's all shoes, maybe 700 pairs.
Shoes make an outfit. You can throw on a crazy shirt and crazy pants but you add those shoes - done.
I'm never satisfied. I'm always trying to get better and learn from my mistakes.
You gotta win; that's all I care about.
Messy stuff irritates me. I don't like messiness. If you leave something around my house, I'll tell you to move it back, clean it up, throw it in the trash - don't matter, just get rid of it. I need stuff neat, organized. And once I start cleaning stuff, I don't stop until it's done. Otherwise I'm irritated all day.
I'm confident in some of the things that I wear, regardless of what other people are wearing.
There's no reason to hold yourself back and say you can't do something in life unless you go for it and try to do it.
I think fatherhood would change anybody when you have your first son. It's been amazing.
Every day when I get on the floor I give it my all and play because you never know what tomorrow holds.
Magic Johnson was my favorite player growing up.
My advantage is attacking, regardless of who's in front of me. That's my advantage. And I've got to use my advantage to help my team and help myself.
Everybody knows that I like Oklahoma City, and I love being here. I love everybody here.
My childhood, I wouldn't say it was bad. It helped me grow up. I stayed out of trouble. My parents taught me what's wrong and right, and knowing that I had a little brother following me, I had to make sure I was doing the right thing so he knows what's right, too. I was in the house nine days out of 10. There wasn't nothing good outside for me.
I've always had to prove myself to people growing up. I had to show them that I could do this and I could do that and paying no mind to what the critics said.
I have a certain taste, and I might be like, 'I like this,' when other people are like, 'I can't wear that.' And in basketball, I might be able to do things other guys might not.
If I get to know somebody, I'll open up, but other than that I like to sit back and observe things.
Obviously, in the NBA, there's a lot of different decisions that people make. The whole thing in the NBA is that people sometimes have an opportunity to go where they want.
When I was younger, I was into fashion, but I wasn't always able to afford and have the platform to express myself and do different things that I'm able to do now.
Basketball is the axis that allows me to do the things that I do. I have so much love for the game, and it gives me to the option to be able to jump into fashion.
I'm not getting dressed to make a scene or, like, 'Oh, look what Westbrook has on today!' If I like something, I'll put it on. I go to the game. That's how it is.
You see how can you help your team, help yourself improve, and that's what I try to figure out throughout the season.
Reading what a good shot is, based on time and score of the game, based on the shot clock, based on my position - there's a lot of things that go into it. It's a lot of things that you think about based on when to shoot it or when not to.
There’s no reason to hold yourself back and say you can’t do something in life unless you go for it and try to do it.Collection: Basketball
I have fears, but I do not fear anything or anybody on the court.Collection: Court
Be yourself and true to yourself. You can do different things in the world.Collection: Being Yourself
That's my motto. That's what I stand by. That's what I believe in. Just continue to tell yourself 'why not?' Continue to strive and make the right play to help your team win.Collection: Team
Be yourself. It's the most important part of anything that you do. It's not fashion. It can be whatever you want to do.Collection: Fashion
Once you put in all the work pre-practice and post-practice and see it in a game and see it in play, that's a great feeling.Collection: Practice
The game will tell you what to do on the floor, and that's what I try to do.Collection: Games
Because [Russel Westbrook] is so rare and impacts the game in so many different ways, you see the usage and the amount of time he's playing and say, 'is this sustainable?' I look at it the other way. Are we playing the right way, are we playing together as a team, and what are his minutes like? This is not a guy that's playing 42 minutes a night. When he goes out there he's going to play to who he is, and I think he also understands that in order for our team to be the best we can be he's got to incorporate and help everybody grow as players.Collection: Team
I don't shop just high-end, honestly. I shop at Zara, I shop at Topshop, I shop at H&M. I shop everywhere.Collection: Zara
I wear a lot of different things, personally. I don't have favorites.Collection: Different
That's the best part of the game, to see the smiles on their faces and the breakthroughs they have as individuals.Collection: Games
I am definitely not a light packer. My thought is you never know what the weather will be like or what you will feel like wearing that day, so I always have multiple bags with me - even for a two-day trip.Collection: Light
My Mom and I shopped all the time, she shops all the time, and I was always into fashion. I've been blessed to be in a situation where I can now buy some of the things that look good.Collection: Mom
I find ways to make things affordable. If the kids want the looks, they can be able to go afford it.Collection: Kids
Valentine's Day's not for men.Collection: Valentine
Russel Westbrook is a guy that impacts the game maybe like no other player in this league.Collection: Player
I mix and match, from top to bottom.Collection: Bottom
The good thing about me is I just don't shop high-end.Collection: Good Things
I enjoy different designers for different seasons and what they bring to it each and every season.Collection: Different
I shop all the time, basically every day, whether it's online or in every city we go to.Collection: Cities