Top 86 Quotes & Sayings by Kawhi Leonard
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
I could be on the court for two hours, and it felt like 10 minutes. It made time go by.
My hands make me a little longer, and that's always a good thing.
I don't like to bring attention to myself. I don't like to make a scene.
People always want to compare their hands to mine. Pretty much everywhere I go.
My dad leaving my life. That's the biggest thing that happened to me. I just remember what he tells me, the memories, and try to move on forward each day, knowing that he's still here, looking down on me.
I'm just living in the moment, trying to win every game. That's all I'm focused on.
I definitely don't like to eat a lot before I play. I don't like to play on a full stomach. Sometimes, if I'm feeling hungry before a game, I'll eat one of those protein bars, but that's it.
I'm just the same guy... I don't need to be a celebrity or a superstar.
Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college - and now.
I'm trying to be one of the greatest players, so whatever level that consists of is where I want to take my game.
I try to come in with a focus to stop my man and win the game. I'm always trying to be ready to catch them off their strides by being physical enough without getting fouls.
The Spurs are a great organization.
I'm trying to see what way I could lead so when the opportunity comes, it won't just hit me in the face.
I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period.
I'm just happy that people like the way I play.
It's all mental. I just have to worry about my game.
Oh man, I like Chevys.
Coming to a team like the Spurs, you're automatically going to learn how to play the game the right way.
Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.
I didn't work out with Kobe. I don't know where that came from. I wish I could have.
I rarely eat breakfast because of our schedule, actually. If I do, though, I'll try to do an egg-white omelet with some bell peppers and mushrooms. Maybe a side of a bunch of different fruits.
I work all summer and throughout the whole season to be prepared for the challenges that I have to face.
I've always liked home-cooked meals.
As long as you give your best effort, I feel like that's all you can do.
I just try to play every game like it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
I'll never try to win an award. I'm out there just playing for my team.
I don't eat the same meal or at the same time every single day. You get tired of that real quick. I just try to make sure whatever I'm eating is fresh and clean and good for my body. That's about it.
I could have gone to a bigger school. I use it as motivation going to a school that loved me. I wanted to put them on the map and show everyone that you don't need to go to a top school to make it in the NBA.
I don't watch ESPN, don't listen to the radio. I just go home and deal with my family.
I always wanted to play both ends of the floor. I never wanted to be one-dimensional.
Winning is motivation.
When I was growing up, I didn't have a hometown hero.
I like the old-school muscle cars.
I'm not out here just for the money. I want to be a great player.
That's how I grew up. Just play defense - and make a basket.
People in the NBA are just as athletic as you. That's the game. You have to have the change of pace. You have to change speeds to get around people.
I look at film, but more than watching individual players, I'm trying to watch a team's whole offensive scheme. I'm trying to know their tendencies so I can... guess. That's what it comes down to, really, making the best guess.
My motivation wasn't really to get a $95 million contract, you know?
When I'm away from basketball, I hang out with my friends, chill, and that's about it.
You definitely see a difference in some guys' games when they do get paid. I'm trying to make sure I'm not that player.
I want to play against the best, and that's what I'm doing, just going out there and being focused, just competing every possession.
Everybody plays back-to-backs.
I was good. I probably could have gone to the NFL. I just hated practice.
I'm just a low-key guy.
I just want to keep improving, to keep getting better.
Not all water is great for you. I drink a lot of water during the day, but I stay away from certain waters because their pH levels are low. Stick to alkaline waters with a higher pH. Trust me.
I'm always trying to come down with a win. That's what matters to me and my squad.
I'm never trying to break a career high out there.
I played basketball when I was little because it was fun for me. It still is now. I just love it. I have a passion for it.
I remember being a teenager and watching 40-year-old Michael Jordan compete in his final All-Star game.
It's how I've been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on the other team.
I'm just trying to pass Tim Duncan in championships if I can one day. That's my motivation; that's what I strive for. Tim is one of the greatest players who has ever played, so if I could get close or reach that plateau and have my name on that list.
When I'm on the court, I feel all problems go away.
There's nothing to be scared of. We're playing basketball. The only thing that could happen is you failing. But as long as you're going hard, there's nothing to be scared of for me. I don't know what there is to be scared of.
Coming in, I wanted to be a great player, and right now at the beginning of my career, I'm showing some slight sunshine that I can be the player I want.
I like being the underdog so they don't expect what's going to happen. It pushes me to work harder and do the things I'm not doing better.
It's an honor to have been considered for the team, and I hope that in the future I will have the chance to represent my country by playing for U.S.A. Basketball.
I know people are going to put the main focus on stopping me, so I need to learn how to make my teammates better by passing and creating opportunities for them.
I just have to move forward and keep working on my game and getting better.
It's just the game itself that drives me. I just want to be able to compete at a high level.
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