Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Evan Fournier - Page 2

My first NBA game was in Paris. It was Miami against the Nets, and Vince Carter was playing.

England is not really a basketball country.

Regardless of what's going on, I've just got to make the right play.

If I'm on the court, I can play.

If you're French, you definitely have to respect Tony Parker for what he did.

As an assistant coach, that's basically your role - to get close to your players, talk to them every day and get the most out of them.

I watch the game. I can feel the game. I don't need to be finessed.

After every good win, you build momentum and confidence.

Growing up, my first interview when I was 14, I said, 'Yeah, I'm going to play in the NBA.' Everybody was like, 'Who is this kid? He is cocky.'

When your mind is not right you're obviously not going to play good.

It feels great to be on the court. I'm not going to lie.

You get confidence with winning, but you win with confidence.

Basketball is a game; you don't have to be nervous.

I grew up with champions around me, so I knew what it was like to be ambitious and to work very hard.

I'm not someone who thinks ahead. I stay in the moment, or just try to.

I was born and raised in Paris.

I don't need soft talk. I'm not an old player, but a veteran. It's OK, my feelings won't get hurt.

When you have an open shot, it's an open shot and it's not about your role or the offense.

I need to be the best player I can, score and play defense.

I'm just trying to get better day by day, year after year and try to give everything I have.

Obviously, as a player you want to win.

I'm not going to ask for a trade, because when I play for a city, I'm going to fight for it and I'm not going to quit.

It just feels good to talk to the coaches and know what they're expecting so I can get better and just be happy.

I don't really like the word 'dream' because that makes it seem like it's something that's never going to happen. Playing in the NBA, since Day 1, it's something that I've wanted to do and I'm realizing all my goals now.

Historically I've been really good in fourth quarters actually.

Road trips are where you really build chemistry, spend a lot of time together and go to restaurants together.

Once the season starts you start to get into a rhythm.

I'm comfortable with the ball in my hands and I try to make the right play.

Closing games out in this league is hard. You have a lot of good players that you are facing, and fourth quarters are tough to handle because teams are going to make their run.

Preseason is preseason. It's actually made to make mistakes and to learn from your teammates and plays and stuff.

I'm trying to make the right play. Sometimes, I'm going to take contested shots and stuff, but it happens.

I always try to stay in the moment. Never too high, never too low.

When you step on the court, you obviously think about basketball.

I'm a fighter and I'm definitely not a quitter.

I have confidence in my work.

The Garden is my favorite arena.

The thing that I focus on is giving all that I have every day and then if I become a great player, then great.

Obviously nobody takes preseason lightly. But there's not the same intensity, there's not the same focus.

Consistency is key.

I like responsibilities.