Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian athlete Anthony Bennett.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Anthony Harris Bennett is a Canadian professional basketball player for Kaohsiung Steelers of the P. League+. He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the first Canadian to be drafted number one overall. Bennett is also a member of the Canadian national team.
I'm real cool, like to smile, and like to have fun.
All the hard work starts in the gym.
I just gotta go out there and play basketball the way I know how to.
Definitely was eating bad after surgery. I was overweight by, like, 20, 30 pounds.
I can run up and down, shoot threes, or go inside. I can also get involved by setting screens and rebounding.
With my jump shot, once I get that consistent, I feel like that is going to be a huge advantage for me.
My first signature was pretty long, but someone said, 'You need to shorten that up so much.'
I've just got to take it day by day and keep working.
People doubted me, said I lacked skill. I'm just trying to stay consistent, use my minutes wisely, and do what I can with the opportunity.
I feel like I'm a nice character, and I don't have my own agenda.
The experience of playing EuroLeague ball gave myself a different perspective on just the way the game's played. Every possession matters. Everything has to be on point. Offence, defensively - everybody has to be connected.
I'm just a basketball player going out there and trying to get wins.
Back then, when I was a kid, I watched Vince Carter every now and then.
I feel that playing the stretch four is an advantage for me because I'm quicker than most power forwards. I can shoot the ball well. I'm efficient, so I can use that to my advantage.
Everybody talks smack during games.
Just gotta try to have fun. It's a business. You just gotta come out there and play hard because you never know when another player might take your spot.
If you're versatile, you can play many positions. You just got to go out there and perform.
Living by yourself, technically by yourself, at the age of 16 is not easy to do.
Throughout high school and even my only season in college, a lot of people have been doubting me, saying I can't do this, do that, and I'm too small, but at the same time, I just focus on me and the team.
I just started growing. And everyone said, 'You should probably play basketball.' So I said, 'All right. I'll give it a shot.'
I just want to go out there and just play basketball. That's when I have the most fun and when everybody around me has the most fun as well.
I just feel like I'm a basketball player. I don't really have a position. I can play inside. I can play out. So whatever a team needs, I think I got it.
There are some people saying I'm a tweener - not tall enough for a power forward and not fast enough for a three. But I feel like if I go out there and play hard, it will eliminate all that.
I know what I'm doing off the court. Everybody just sees pictures or videos of me, and if it looks out of shape, they just assume that I'm fat or I'm not working.
Being from Canada, we never had, like, the basketball games live on TV.
I feel like a great fit with any team, but Wizards for sure.
I just feel like every time I'm on the court I just clear my head, clear my mind.
First year in the league, it's going to be difficult.
I just feel like there's a lid on the basket. Three games and no shots went in, but I just have to keep working.
Dakin (to Irwin, his teacher): Do you really believe that, sir, or are you just trying to make us think?