Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Giannis Antetokounmpo

I get up in the morning, I take a shower, and I go to practice. When I'm finished, the only thing that's on my mind is to go back home and spend time with my family.

I've just got to keep working hard, try to get my team better. That's a goal of mine.

I'm going to do whatever it takes for me and my team to be successful.

I love how quiet and calm Milwaukee is.

I think for a guy like me, low-profile guy, it's better being in Milwaukee.

It's my nature to be fearless.

Even if I'll be an All Star or Rookie of The Year, I will always be humble Giannis.

I'm gonna have some nights when it's not gonna come. But if you keep playing natural, it's just gonna come. I'm gonna keep getting better, keep getting better, and one day, everything's gonna pay off.

I'm a really competitive guy. I'm a really stubborn guy. That's what makes me want to take Milwaukee to the top, make Milwaukee a big market team. That's a goal I've set for myself. Hopefully, one day I can achieve it.

I'm really scared of failing.

Just every day try to be a leader, try to get better and to help my team win. I just want to be more vocal, like talk more so my teammates can know I got their back.

If I can't score, I do whatever I can to support my teammates.

When you're young, it's hard to lead people that are older than you.

I hope to play in the NBA for many seasons, establish my position, and win titles.

Tim Duncan did it. Dirk Nowitzki did it. I just want to be one of those guys... that stays for the city, play for the city for 20 years.

I think my jump shot could get a lot, lot better. I could become a really big threat out there.

I know that guys can't guard me one-on-one.

It's good to know that your coach cares about you.

It's such a long season, and there's so many games, so many trips, you've got to build habits and be consistent with what you do.

I'm a humble kid. I grew up with Filathlitikos. There were some people in Filathlitikos that taught to me how to stay humble. It was coach Tzivas that never allowed me to get carried away. That's who I am.

I always had to be there for my family. I think that helped me a lot to adjust to the NBA.

That's the style of basketball I love, playing on the open court.

Persistent in life? I think, yes, I am. I'm going to do something until I get it right.

Before I leave this earth, I'm going to help people have a better future.

LeBron James is one of the best players in the league - and one of the best players to ever play the game.

I see myself as a student. Trying to learn everything.

The night before games, I try to get some shots up. Early on the game day, I come early in the morning to try to get some shots up. I just try to do the same things: go through the scouting, watch some clips before the game, just try to get my body ready.

It starts with my family. That drives me every day, just seeing them smiling.

You have so many games to play, and you can do well in one game but bad in the other ones. The thing you've got to be is consistent.

I like hip-hop and rock music.

It doesn't matter how you're playing: you've got to be vocal - you've got to be aggressive - if you really want to be one of the best in this league.

When I was young and I could dream a bit, I could see myself participating in the slam dunk contest. I've always wanted to experience that.

Dirk Nowitzki is the best European player, for me, that's ever played the game. He's an unbelievable talent.

Losing someone you love is tough.

I try to come in, try to defend, help on defense, play as hard as possible and do whatever my coach and my teammates tell me and try to listen and get better.

Obviously, Kobe is one of the greatest players to ever play the game.

There's a lot of big guys who can play-make. We put labels like, 'Oh, he's a point guard, he's a center.' But sometimes your center can play-make for you and not just be the center, boxing out for rebounds and playing in the post.

I've got to perfect my game. Keep working.

A lot of people know who I am now. They want a little bit of me, a little bit of my time. But at the end of the day, I still have to remember who I am.

I can't take my mind off basketball.

We loved our dad. My mom loved her husband. But at the end of the day, I think, he did what he was supposed to do in this world. He had five kids and raised us right. That's the most important thing.

Every coach has a different style and approach.

I love Milwaukee! I'm going to be in Milwaukee 20 years! I'll be here so long, they'll be sick of me!

I was selling stuff probably since I could remember, like 6 or 7 years old. I was always out there helping my mom and dad sell watches, glasses, CDs, DVDs, stuff like that. Whatever we could put our hands on. I did it until I was around 17. But I was just doing it because I had to. There was no other option.

You can just never forget where you came from.

If you are going to do something, you have to do it for yourself, and that's what I try to do. I try to be authentic and try to be original, so that's what I try to be. A lot of people try to build big brands but have received bad advice, and they don't try to be authentic and real with themselves.

The things that Dirk has done for this league and for the Dallas Mavericks, it's unbelievable. And Coach Kidd was a teammate of Dirk, so for Jason Kidd to compare me with Dirk Nowitzki, it feels nice. It's a nice compliment.

I have worked hard to earn recognition in the NBA, and being on the cover of 'NBA 2K19' is a dream come true.

My dad was a soccer player. He didn't know anything about basketball - nothing.

I'm a low-profile guy.

Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I'm always going to stay humble.

I am a boring guy, I think.

I can be a little cocky.

I want to become one of the best players, so if you want to be one the best, you have to elevate all aspects of your game.

To be one of the best to ever play the game? I think I have the ability to do that. But I've got to work hard. If I just keep talking and don't put some work in, it's not going to happen.

Whatever I try to do, I always try to give it my best and try to be a killer because, at the end of the day, if you don't work hard, you are not going to get food on your table.

You never know how life turns out.

I'm just trying to be the best basketball player I can be, you know, move the ball.

What's the reason I'm playing basketball? I do it because I love it, I do it because of my family, and that's it. I don't do it because of the money. I don't do it because of the fame. I just do it because I love it, and I do it for my family because my family enjoys it.

Milwaukee is a small-market team, but I love it.