Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Kevin Knox
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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
One thing I learned when struggling, you got to get to your spots.
I think by me playing inside-out, it's really been opening up that 3-point shot for me.
It'd be crazy to be an all-time great in New York City. That's a dream come true.
I need to focus on getting to the free-throw line and knocking them down in practice and getting them in the game.
If I played a bad game, there's gonna be people out there that want to try to bring me down. But I always stay up.
I'm going to keep getting better every single year.
Maybe I'll have a different role in the NBA than college.
Everyone who's great - play any sport, tennis, basketball, football, volleyball, swimming, don't matter, everyone's failed. Everyone's gonna fail. It's how you bounce back.
Playing quarterback you have to have quick reactions. You've got to be able to know pretty much everything that's going on on the field, lateral quickness, lateral movements in the pocket.
I want to play years in this league.
I want to make it to the championship.
I'm versatile, so it's easy for me to play any type of game.
Eight minutes is a long time in basketball.
Overseas and going straight to the NBA wasn't even an option.
Football is a little bit different as far as lifting weights. We lifted weights every day. It's a different type of sport. So those things, different aspects, they help you in basketball.
How to you use your lower body is a big thing you got to be able to use in the NBA.
Kevin Durant's kind of been my favorite player my whole life, so it's going to be fun going against him in the Garden.
Guys in the league have grown-man strength. They're not going to move off when you bump them. They know your moves and are going to cut them off. You have to be strong and have counters. You have to slow down.
Starting should be a goal for every rookie.
There's a lot of people that hate on me, but I'm really willing to prove 'em wrong.
The spacing is so much different in the NBA... There's more spacing, more 1-on-1. I got more space to do work - something I didn't get to show at Kentucky.
You got to be able when you get the ball, slow it down, read the defense, call for a pick, and go off a pick-and-roll instead of going isolation all the time. Just be able to use that screen.
I'm never going to get down on myself.
I can play really pretty much anywhere on the court.
Offensively, I can play different positions.
My family's big on discipline, respect, manners, make sure that we respect our elders. So that's kind of what the military is. You have to say, 'Yes sir,' 'No ma'am,' 'Yes ma'am.' All that stuff. That's kind of the mold my dad has for my brothers and I.
My first time at Staples Center - it was a great win, great experience. It was fun to play there - a lot of big games have been played there.
I'm fine with pressure. I went to Kentucky, dealt with it all season, playing in front of all the top teams and top crowds.
I'm nervous before all games, but once I hit that first shot, the jitters go away.
I have to work my way up. There's nothing guaranteed in this league.
I learned a lot my rookie season - the pace of the game. Playing at the right pace, not 100 miles an hour.
Every rookie, every player, is going to go through their struggles throughout the season.
No matter whether you're hurting or it's just a precaution, you gotta eat right, make sure that you're protecting your body because 82 games and all those road trips - it's going to be a lot.
You can learn from watching others play and I have friends on other teams.
I have the tools and the size to be a good defender. I've just got to be able to put it all together.
I grew up playing sports. But I always celebrate Veterans Day.
I'm ready to come out and show people I'm able to play defense.
I'm going to have to work it, compete for that starting spot, compete for that job. I'm willing to come in and work, willing to compete and go at people in practice so I can have that ability to start in the starting lineup.
Like I tell myself all the time, you have to keep shooting. I'm not going to stop shooting.
I have confidence in myself.
People have different mentalities, different loves.
When I used to get the ball on the wing, I'd go fast and I'd go right. Veterans in this league, they watch film. They're definitely going to strategize. They know you like to go right. They know what your moves are.
I love the military, of course, but it wasn't my thing. Sports was my thing.
My game really complements what the NBA wants - a long guy who can really handle the ball and shoot the ball and make multiple decisions.
Playing at Kentucky, before 24,000 people, you have to learn how to grow real fast and play under pressure and playing on ESPN with millions of people watching. Right away, you learn how to play under control.
Defensively, I think I'm very versatile, I can guard different positions.
Most rookies coming in, they're a little short on the 3-point line because it's a little further back. But once you adjust to it, you'll be fine.
I see a lot of people judging me and my rookie season, but I'm not really worried about struggling. I know I'm only going to get better.
There's a lot of players that get starstruck.
That's kind of what I got in the NBA for. I want to go against superstars that would be a good challenge for me.
Everyone knows Summer League isn't the real deal.
I really enjoy watching on the side because I can really see the game from a different perspective.
I just want to win as a team, take road games, play some of the top teams and beat them to make the playoffs.
I like to watch college basketball, high school - don't matter who it is.
Everyone dreams of playing March Madness and playing in those tournaments, big-time games.
Ultimately I want to win. That's my main focus as my rookie year.
That's why I love this game, that's why I play this game, that's the goal. I want to be great.
When I was in high school watching college games, I was like 'I can't wait to get to March Madness.'
I'm going to get criticized my whole career.
If I have a wide open look, I'm going to shoot it.
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