Top 80 Quotes & Sayings by Jayson Tatum - Page 2

Every time I shoot, I think it's going in. I get upset when it doesn't.

It's a lot of fun, especially when you're winning. Playing at home in front of the best fans - doesn't get any better than that.

You work all season to earn the trust of your teammates and the coaching staff.

I feel like when I'm out there, I'm on the court, I just try to figure it out.

I remember placing the New Era cap on my head at the 2017 NBA draft - that moment changed my life. I'm excited to be a part of a brand that has a strong sport heritage and look forward to being a part of their history.

I gained, like, 20 pounds in, like, two and a half, three weeks. So I just got too big too fast, and my body wasn't adjusted to that.

Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.

Meeting Kobe, it was of the greatest feelings ever.

You've just got to bring it every night. And that's what makes the great players great.

Just keep having fun. It's basketball. So that's what I'm going to keep doing.

It helps being on a good team with a winning culture and just being confident in myself.

The playoffs bring the best out of people.

I didn't expect this - to be 19, be a rookie, playing this much and having a kid. It's a lot, but, I mean, I'm enjoying it.

Guys are going to be physical, especially with me being the young guy. That tends to happen a lot. It's just guys trying to be stronger and bigger than me, so they're just trying to be more physical.

I used to watch LeBron on TV growing up, and now I'm playing my first game against him.

I don't think I really like going to class that much.

I just try to stay in my little circle. And I don't try to do too much. And when my opportunity comes, I just try to make the most of it.

All good players have to do that, to learn how to get better throughout the season. Just really work on my body. Just try to stay healthy and be stronger. Just try to get bigger.

I guess people looked at me in college, said I couldn't shoot or play defense. I proved them wrong.

You've just got to go out there and make the right play.