Basketball Practice Quotes

Faith, family, academics and then sports was the order of priorities in my family. My parents really stuck to these principles when raising me and my two brothers. As long as we took care of everything, they let us play as much basketball as we wanted.

A lot of guys go into the NBA not being able to shoot the ball well, but then they become great shooters.

I'm not going to lie; listen, I'm nice at basketball.

I have the most amazing job. I play basketball and keep working at it and trying to get better.

One-on-one is different than actually going through picks, hitting the floor, playing 5-on-5, getting back in transition, making quick moves without thinking about it.

You have to be ready to compete. Because lots of people dream that dream, to be the best at something. But are you ready to commit to the hard work that it takes to get there? For me, it just became a part of my life, and it was what it was. Another day, another basketball practice or another game.

I was in school to play basketball; I wasn't trying to be a doctor. It's hard to talk about the NCAA rules and everything that happened in the past because I've just been focused on practicing and getting ready... I was trying to reach my dreams, and that's to play in the NBA.

I run in the morning, lift weights in the afternoon, basketball training at night, and then lift weights again at night.

Manute Bol taught my family the game of basketball.

Being in the D-League, I might be able to get into a rhythm and start shooting the ball well and get some confidence and get some reps.

I got to go to practice one day, shoot around, and rebound for LeBron James. That was still an unreal experience.

I'm always on the court with my dad.

You can dribble on carpet. I grew up in Queens, and we had carpet in our living room. And actually, even in some of these gymnasiums where we're playing the game, we're on carpet. If you're 12 or 13 years old, you've dribbled on the carpet in your mom's house.

I play basketball probably four to five days a week when I'm back home.

People see my body and ask me what I do to work out. I play a lot of basketball, so I'm constantly dribbling and running up the court. I take a basketball with me everywhere I go!

All I've been doing is shooting in my driveway and playing one-on-one with my Rottweiler.

I spend a lot of time in the gym working on moves, working on difficult shots, figuring out ways to create space, becoming a tough-shot taker and a tough shot maker, especially down the stretch.

I want to play in the NBA. I'm dead serious.

My favorite sport to watch is basketball. To play? golf, but I wish I was much better.

The D-League has helped me to get better and develop as a basketball player.

As a basketball player, you want to play. There's only so much stuff I can go over doing one-on-one drills in practice and watching the team and watching film.

Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college - and now.

Basketball was every day of my life. Wake up with a ball - sometimes I'd sleep with it because someone told me that was better for you.

To improve my free throws I went back to the mechanics and really learning how to have form and shoot the ball, so I have to get comfortable with that.

My dad put up a great hoop in our front yard in our driveway. I was in Oregon, so I had to be out there in the rain. We didn't always have a gym to go to.