Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Caris LeVert - Page 2

I think any time you put in a lot of work and you're trying to believe in a process, be dedicated to that one-percent-better mentality, you need to understand you may not see the fruit to your labor tomorrow or the next day or the next week.

I feel like I'm a lot more mature than some people are.

Michigan is a very special place and the college experience only comes once.

For me, it's whatever happens, happens. I'm just excited to play basketball. It's a blessing.

U-M has provided me the chance to live my dream of playing college basketball and to earn a Michigan degree.

There's just so much free time. In college, you've got study hall, classes, film - all that stuff. In the NBA, it's just practices, games and that's it.

I think that my jump shot could be more consistent. That's something I'm working on.

Usually I get a feel for cities real quick, but Brooklyn is different. It's something new every day. But that's what makes it so special, that's why there's no place like it.

Things happen, you have bad shooting days, the defense kind of figures you out.

I try to take on the challenge and lead the second unit. If we're up five, trying to push that lead to 10 or push it to 15, make our mark on the defensive end.

I can get hurt walking down the street.

I had big dreams and I really knew I wanted to do big things, but I wasn't sure how I was going to go about doing it.

I went through the foot injuries, as well as other things, that have kept me grounded.

I focus on myself and getting better every day.

I just have a lot of fun playing the game.

I feel like I can adjust, and I can play pretty much any role that I'm put in.

I'm a worker, I'm someone who loves getting better and embraces the grind.

I try to look forward, not try to go back.

You want to be able to play for a championship, play for your city, play when it matters.

I feel like I've always been a pretty good ballhandler. It's kind of like second nature to me.

The work I've been putting in, I've kind of just been preparing myself for every situation. I've been doing a lot of off-the-ball shooting, catch-and-shoot shots. And preparing myself to play on the ball as well.

Being in Ann Arbor, if I wanted to go from my apartment to the gym, I could get on the bus and it would be a two-minute ride, or a 20-minute walk.

I feel like every single year I've gotten better and I want to continue with that trend.

That comes with playing basketball, just nicks and bumps and things like that.

Kids are fun, so they ask all types of questions.

I've got a great support system with my family and my teammates.

College is a lot different than the pros.

I've been through a lot, not only with basketball, but with life in general.

I play hard. That's how I play the game.

Myself, my little brother and my cousins have all been victims of racist police or prejudice, getting pulled over in a car and having to search the car for no reason.

I love it here in Brooklyn, and I want to play here a long time.

I gave up red meat and pork - I love burgers and steaks so it's been tough.

Getting into the paint is easy. Seeing if the help comes is easy - they either come or they don't. The hard part for me is seeing early where it's coming from and when - and if I can still finish, or if I should pass it off. Deciphering all that without overcomplicating it has been a challenge.

Obviously as a player, it's good to feel wanted, and it's good for other people to acknowledge what you've been doing on the court.

You can't judge somebody when they're doing well: You've got to judge them when they're going through adversity.

Three games in four days, that's the NBA.

In the second group, we all know we can play, we all know we can impose our will on the game just like the first group can.

Basketball is a fun game.

I'm from the Midwest, so I know what Indiana basketball is all about and I'm very blessed to be a part of it.