Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Jimmer Fredette - Page 2

I realize I have to continue to work on defense. I think a lot of people have to work on defense.

I've always been pretty confident in my abilities to play the game and that if I get an opportunity to play consistently and be a part of team, then I feel like I've always been able to produce.

It's a game that I love and I want to continue to play. I know that I'll have a job somewhere. You've just got to go out there and put your best foot forward.

To be in the All-Star Weekend is something that's special.

It's always good to be back in Salt Lake City.

I like to get the ball in transition and go and everything, but I'm also not as dependent on having the ball all the time as I was maybe in college and when I first got to the NBA.

People see the scoring, and oftentimes, that's all they think about with me, but I try to get better at all aspects my the game and become a better basketball player.

My senior year was crazy, and that summer was definitely life-changing and a lot different than what I was used to, and with that comes a lot of critique.

I try to stay grounded.

I've really grown as a player, becoming versatile, able to do multiple things offensively.

Everybody wants to be in the NBA. That's the whole goal. I'm no different than that.

A lot of NBA guys translate well when going to China because they're expected to score the basketball, while sometimes in Europe, you've got to fit into a system and not get as many opportunities to be ball dominant.

Defensively, I really feel like I've progressed and gotten better.

I loved my time at BYU. It was an unbelievable experience with the fans, and the people that I have met, I have lifelong relationships still.

I know what it takes to win, and I've helped lead teams to winning cultures.

Basketball is great and so much fun, and it has taken me to so many places. I've been in the public eye a lot, and it has given me so many great experiences but hasn't changed the person I am.

Basketball will come and go, but the person you are will always remain.

I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.

There are so many things that you have no control over: whether you play or not, whether you get traded or not, or whether you get waived or not.

The Knicks' practice facility is a great place.

You've just got to stay grounded, keep your head down, keep pushing and, when someone does call and wants you, be ready for your opportunity.

It's tough, trying to get better.

The D-League has helped me to get better and develop as a basketball player.

It's hard to speculate, but it was tough when coach Paul Westphal drafted me and wanted me there and then got fired two weeks into my rookie year.

There's a lot of guys in the NBA; it's about finding the right fit, a coach that has some trust in you that will play you night in and night out, consistently. Trying to find a right fit is the tough part.

I am going to continue to get better and do great things.

I'm just trying to focus on playing my game and playing well, and whatever happens afterwards, we'll see.

I've learned to go out and focus on what I can control, like how hard I work and my attitude and whether I'm happy or not. I've really tried to focus on those things.

I've got to continue to work on everything.

NBA teams like to see guys who can help a team win a game in a lot of fashions.

I love Justin Bieber, love Drake.

You want to play against the best - at least I do. I want to go out there and compete against the best players.

People have heard about me, but they haven't heard about things my brother and my parents have gone through, and stories about growing up and living a dream come true.

It is tough, you don't want to lose games.

I appreciated all the support and love that I had from not only BYU fans and people from Utah, but all over the country.

I've proven I can play.

I can play off the ball some, and that's fine with me as long as I can be out on the floor. But I am definitely more natural as a point guard than I am as a two guard.

Once you get out there and start playing basketball, whether the NBA or college or whatever arena you are playing in or who you are playing in front of, the juices start going, and you want to just go out there and play to the best of your abilities.