Top 55 Quotes & Sayings by Devin Booker
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Devin Booker.
Last updated on December 3, 2024.
I always messed around a little bit growing up, just shooting with my left hand, but now I'm actually getting real work in with my left hand. I think it's going to be a big help.
It's not ideal for me to miss any time. I love the game. I want to be out there. I can't stand sitting the back watching games. I want to be out there fighting with my team.
It's hard because, throughout your whole career, you're known as the top player, the best on your team, you're playing the most minutes, and then you might not get in the game. You don't know when you're going to get in the game.
A lot of people say Klay Thompson. I get that comparison a lot. I like that.
I've been around older guys most of my life; I feel like that's definitely an advantage for me.
It was a culture shock at first, moving from Michigan to Mississippi. But it ended up being the best decision I ever made.
I don't ever want to be carried off the court.
For me, when I was in high school, that was my ultimate dream, was to make it to the NBA.
I always wanted to be the best at everything. All my friends knew it.
Just knowing your dad is a professional basketball player, it just makes you feel like you're destined for.
I'd say I'm the best 19-year-old ever, and I still feel that way at 21.
I think people are always nervous for your first game.
I'm growing into my manhood body.
I play to be the best.
There's no nights off in the NBA. That's what makes it so special. That's why everyone loves the game.
Some people are born and train their whole life to be an NBA player. But some people, if it doesn't work out, then they have no other option.
I seen an interview with Kobe; he said what separated him from a lot of people was everyone thought 30 points was a lot. He said he never set himself a limit, and that always sticks in my head. He said he'd score 100 if he could. So he never had a limit, I don't put a limit on anything.
I like players that play off IQ.
I don't watch much TV at all, but I did like 'Narcos' on Netflix a lot.
A lot of people in my class were one to two years older than me.
I don't want to rely on one thing. Being good at everything, that's how you earn your spot on the floor.
Just because you miss shots, you can't doubt yourself. It's easier said than done.
There's still a lot of athletes in the NBA, but shooters are very valuable. I take a lot of pride shooting, so I feel like it's going to be big for me.
If you play bad, people are going to let you know.
These first few years, it's more trying to figure it out. What's going on in the NBA? Where do I fit in? Then my second year, I'm a player. 'Can he actually start?' I played pretty well my second year. My third year, now I gotta solidify myself. Now I'm here, and it's about winning for me.
My whole career except for the NBA, I've been a winner. I want to get back to that.
I'm blessed beyond measures to play the sport that I love and hopefully have longevity.
I'd like to build a superteam. I'd like the superteam to come to me.
I wouldn't limit myself to nothing. I feel like I am limitless.
People don't realize how talented the NBA is.
My dad always taught me the fundamentals of the game: dribble, pass, shoot. So I never relied heavily on any one thing until I got to college, when I was just adjusting to the team.
People can say what they want, but at the end of the day, I'm going to keep working on my game. I always know I have things to work on.
All teams need good shooters. You can never have enough shooting.
That's the true meaning of being a leader: being able to deal with the consequences and take the responsibility for it. That's who I want to be.
When I moved to Mississippi, I was playing in high school, and there wasn't a lot of talent around me. I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to get to the bucket a lot anymore.
If you're not my coach, I don't know you. Don't say anything to me.
For me, I grew up watching really good Detroit Pistons teams.
I think the NBA just, overall, when you need somebody to blame, the first person that you go to is the coach. But at the end of the day, you need the right players that match each other. Not just the best players. Chemistry helps.
You want to win when you go to college.
I think Phoenix is a place where people see the potential. They see the young core that we have. They see the fan base, the wonderful city.
All good teams have that trust and that chemistry where you're able to get on each other and know it's for a better purpose.
Even when I wasn't a shooter, when I was younger, I used to watch Rip Hamilton. He was one of my favorite players with the way he moved without the ball.
Michigan's been recruiting me since the eighth grade, so they have a special place in my heart, I'd say, because I've visited there seven times, and my mom lives in Michigan, still, and she'd probably like me to stay closer to home and play.
That's something I pride myself on, playing every single game.
I like to think of myself as somebody who heals fast and can play through pain, but I'm not going to rush it at the same time. A sprained ankle, those are things I can fight through.
If it's playmaking, I'll do that. If it's scoring I'll do that. I'm trying to figure out that balance.
Once people put that title on me as one of the better shooters, I just wanted to be the best shooter. That's what I feel like I was out to prove.
I always try to outsmart my defender.
I'm not the strongest, I'm not the fastest, I can't jump the highest, so for me, it's doing it in other ways: changing paces, using your body to get open, knowing your defender. A lot goes into it. You have to study the game.
I didn't understand going to practice two hours early, going hard in practice, and then staying an extra hour after that. But once I started doing it, my game didn't feel right if I didn't do it.
Once I got that chance to play, I never wanted to look back. And that's what I did.
I want to be the best in life. In all parts in life, not just basketball.
I feel like I'm cultured enough to fit into any environment.
I respect everybody who goes to Kentucky. You know that once you sign with Kentucky, the same thing with Duke. You know each and every night it's going to be a team's Super Bowl. You're going to get their best.
It's tough at first. You realize in the NBA, it's not easy. Each and every night, you're playing against that player that was the best high school player, that player that was the best player on his college team.
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