Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Caris LeVert

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American basketball player Caris LeVert.

Last updated on September 16, 2024.

Caris Coleman LeVert is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. As a freshman for the 2012–13 team, he nearly redshirted but earned a key role off the bench as the team went on to reach the championship game in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As a sophomore for the 2013–14 team, he became a regular starter and was selected as a second team 2013–14 All-Big Ten player for the outright Big Ten regular season champions. His junior and senior seasons were interrupted by injury. LeVert was drafted by the Pacers in the 2016 NBA draft, but was traded to the Brooklyn Nets. He was traded back to the Pacers in 2021 as part of the four-team blockbuster James Harden trade. LeVert was traded midseason to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2022.

American - Basketball Player | Born: August 25, 1994

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I'm pretty competitive, but I used to be a lot more competitive when I was younger.

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I think as I've matured and learned more about food, I've stopped eating as much for taste. I eat and drink based on what I need in my body.

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My dad pushed me really hard as a kid because he understood that I could be great. He saw the drive that I possessed, and the talent, and he didn't want to see it go to waste. So he pushed me. When he passed away, I had to push myself. And I wasn't going to be denied.

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You know that's pretty much your role as the rookie: Defend and rebound. Those are the two main things.

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In college, I would eat a lot of Five Guys and burgers. Everybody eats differently, but that's not the best for your digestive system, and I've learned that over the years.

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I think that a lot of people are like, 'Oh, he only - he got hurt in the college season, where they only played 40 games. How is he gonna play 82 games in the NBA season?' They don't really look at the fact that in college, you practice way harder than in the NBA.

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I try to play with the same confidence whether I'm starting or coming off the bench.

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After my dad died, all I wanted to do was work as hard as I possibly could to accomplish all the things that I knew would have made him proud.

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I never lost confidence in myself.

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That's the main thing we're focusing on, not necessarily looking bigger but just getting stronger. I've developed my body a little bit but gotten a lot stronger.

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Nobody is irreplaceable; guys get moved every single year. For us, we just have to be prepared for any situation.

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After everything I've been through, I'm well-equipped to overcome challenges, believe me.

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I can play as a one, a two, or even a three.

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I try to look at each situation and try to find a positive out of each one.

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I'm not really worried about anybody else but myself, honestly.

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When I'm shaving, I'm thinking about what I need to accomplish that day. If it's game day, I'm thinking about schemes, thinking about my matchup for that game. If it's practice, I'm thinking about what film we're going to watch. Or if it's a recovery day, I'm thinking of what body parts are aching and what I want to work on.

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What I can't wait to show the world when I make my NBA debut is a player who can handle, shoot, go hard to the hoop, and defend.

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Just going through a full year of the NBA teaches you a lot of different things.

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I've always wanted to be the best at anything I've ever done, and basketball's no different.

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I was always told failure to plan is planning to fail, so I've always been a huge guy on planning.

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There's a lot of people out here who have the same dreams I had when I was their age that are really talented, and a lot of kids look up to us and really are watching every move that we do. For us it inspires us to be great.

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I always had a lot of confidence that my dream would come true, I just didn't know how.

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This is what you dream about when you're a kid: You dream about March Madness, you dream about the NBA playoffs.

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I feel like it's just a mindset, a mentality. Whether you're starting or coming off the bench, I feel like my game is very versatile, so I can do both things.

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Oh we battled. Dad would beat me every time. I don't think I ever beat my dad in 1-on-1. I'd cry in front of my friends, everything. That didn't matter to him. He kept on beating me anyway. He was so competitive.

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One moment my dad and I were swapping stories about the basketball games; a few hours later he was gone. Forever. Just like that, with no goodbyes.

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You can't really take things people say on TV seriously. A lot of times they do it just for conversation.

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I'm kind of a clean-cut guy - I've got a little bit of a baby face.

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There are pictures of me holding a basketball before I could even walk or talk. I feel like it's something that I've been manifesting since I was a child. It's a dream come true.

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I would say from a young age, basketball had been something I've loved.

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I dress how I feel that day. If I'm feeling tired, you might see me in a hoodie. If I'm feeling like I want to dress up, you might see me in a button-down. I try to mix it up with my shoes, but I don't really look at it as competitive, like, 'I want to dress better than this guy.' I'm just myself.

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I do things like the float tank, which helps me get into that mindframe of calmness. I take that really seriously.

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I always feel like I'm supposed to be where I am.

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I was the oldest male in the house from when I was a sophomore in high school, so I definitely had to grow up a lot quicker.

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I love to play the game. But I think health wise, that's the most important thing.

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I feel like when people see me locking in on defense, it kind of challenged everybody else to do the same thing.

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There are ups and downs in basketball, we all know that.

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Well, on Easter of sophomore year of high school, me and my brother found my dad dead on our living room floor.

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I'm just used to playing on the ball or off the ball. At Michigan we did a lot of both so for me, it's just a matter of being productive when I'm on the court.

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As a point guard, I'm a coach on the floor. I know that.

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I'm kind of versatile and I can play with the ball and without the ball.

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I know I can be great. I don't really worry about that word 'star' too much though, 'cause I feel like that's very subjective to the audience. But I know I can be great. I have the will, the want-to. I feel like God has blessed me with the physicals, I feel like for me it's all mental.

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Starting, coming off the bench, whatever it may be, I feel I can adjust and I can play pretty much any role that I'm put in.

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Defense wins championships. I love being viewed as that guy.

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Preparation is very important for me.

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For me, the most important thing is to get my body healthy and make sure I live a long life.

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Definitely, if you're just going into the game focused on one thing, then you'll definitely be better at that one thing.

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You can run as much as you like or ride the bike as much as you want, but playing in an NBA game is way different than any type of conditioning that you're going to do off the court.

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I'm not musically inclined.

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When I wake up in the morning, I just take 10-15 minutes and just chill in there, eyes closed, and just visualize and meditate.

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At Michigan, my defense was kind of up and down because I played a lot of minutes and I was kind of scared to foul.

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My versatility is my greatest asset, and I bring a unique skill set to the court.

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Don't take any possession for granted.

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I've been through things in life that are way worse than a foot injury.

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I've always felt like I've had the tools to be a good defender - long and quick, still working on my strength - I feel like I've had the tools, I just have to go out there and do it.

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You just have to stay the course, you can't get too high or too low on yourself. There is always going to be those highs and those lows, but you have to stay even keel yourself.

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The thing that wakes me up in the morning is tryna maximize my day, every single day.

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Manu played in All-Star games, started on the bench, ran the second unit and closed games.

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I don't really like fruit, so I drink a lot of smoothies to get my fruit intake up.

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The biggest thing for me is just playing hard every possession.

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