Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Kyle Kuzma
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Last updated on November 21, 2024.
People don't really understand how important our voices are. I think there's a lot of athletes that don't use their power that really should.
Being in the weight room has helped me. Defensively, it helps because I'm not getting backed down easily. My legs are stronger, so I can move my feet better.
You're going to have people that are high on you one day and low on you the next. For me, it's just to stay levelheaded and stay working.
You can have a strong work ethic. Yes, that's going to take you far. But I think if you have a solid work ethic and a passion, that's different.
I've always been a self-motivated guy for basketball.
There's always going to be obstacles and people that doubt you. So it's about proving people wrong and bettering yourself and trying to be the best you.
My friends, they all say that I'm turning Hollywood. Big-time. And I want to be that. I want to be a guy who's bigger than what they say. You look at Kobe. Michael Jordan. Somebody like Michael Jackson. Those guys are bigger than life. I strive to be that.
All the top guys are complete players, and if I'm not, I won't be there.
I got a lot of confidence in myself.
Every time I'm on the court, I think I'm the best player. That's the mind-set a lot of players should have.
Can't blame the coaching staff for everything. It's mutual, of course. Players mess up, coaches mess up.
I've never really been a numbers guy... I like to score, for sure... but my main thing is I want to win.
Mom was always worrying about the rent.
It's tough to win on the road, you know... at the end of the day, it's just tough to win on the road.
I just try to play the right way.
I want to clean up my handle. Get stronger. Those are the things that will help me out in the long run.
Any time you have any type of record in any record book, especially with the Lakers, it is pretty special.
I'm a mismatch at the four, so a lot of times, I have slower guys on me, and I can exploit that.
There are endless possibilities for what I can wear on and off the court.
I think I can bring to the NBA versatility. I feel like the league is going toward four men that can pass, dribble, shoot, rebound, defend. I think I can do all that and bring that to the table at the highest level.
Going into a new school, you don't want to be the new kid and be quiet and shy. You want to stand out. You want people to know who you are in that school. I think that also helped me growing up. I always wanted people to know me throughout the school.
Once I got to college, I didn't know defensive rotations; my footwork was sloppy. I used to travel every other play.
I've always kinda guarded perimeter guys. I'm a little bit more comfortable guarding guys off screens. It kinda keeps me engaged in the game, locked in.
I was always thankful for the YMCA. Of course, growing up, you don't really think about it, because when you're a kid, you're in your own world. But back then, it was just so much. I'm going to go the Y, hanging out, playing games all day, playing basketball.
I just want to be a complete player.
I was a young kid, and the YMCA was my second home, where my mom was dropping me off for seven, eight hours. I'd spend the day doing what I love: hoop.
I've got the same mentality every time I step on the floor - play my hardest and just be locked in.
Sure, there's a lot of negativity, but basketball is such a huge thing in my community. Flint has a very rich tradition in basketball.
Flint is a big, industrial city. But when I was growing up, they had the recession, lead in the water, and all this other stuff. The city was really depleted.
LeBron is a role model in that sense. Because for him to be as good as he is and how high up he is on the totem pole, to still care about Akron, Ohio, that is tremendous and speaks volumes.
I have a very high love for the game. My mom would always drop me off at the YMCA downtown in Flint, and I'd stay there all day. If she couldn't take me, I'd take the bus there and be there until she'd pick me up when she got off work. I've always had the love for basketball.
That's one thing I try to take pride in: not changing up. Just being who I am, and having people love me or hate me for who I am.
Every day's a challenge. You learn every single day.
I just want to be one of the greatest players to play. That's my mind set. That's how I approach the game.
I never really had role models or guys in the NBA to show me the ropes or be a friend, mentor to me like that.
When I joined the Lakers and moved to L.A., I started getting more serious about collecting sneakers and dressing from the feet up.
I'm really looking to facilitate, find my teammates.
In our society, social media's so big in our lives. It's all over the place.
I am always a woke person, know about things, always feel a certain type of way.
ESPN puts out anything for clicks now, it kind of seems like.
Now that the NBA has removed restrictions on the color ways we can wear on court, I can be as expressive as I want.
In high school, AAU, even prep school, I didn't really know how to play basketball. It was kind of like, 'Let's throw the balls out, go get buckets, just score, and go play.'
As a kid, I always loved sneakers and style.
It's very important, especially in the basketball culture. We like our fashion. Coming into the NBA, you definitely have to step it up because you're competing on and off the floor. Not only on the court, basketball-wise, but a lot of us take pride in our style, too.
I don't go to malls. I've just always been a simple person. I hang out, work out. That's what I think is fun.
A lot of people think it takes millions of dollars to give back or inspire, but just you showing up means a lot.
You've got to be the anchor of the defense at that five position. Call out pick-and-rolls, screens. The five is usually around the rim, so you see everything.
NBA's spacing's really helped. Teams gotta really respect my jumper.
I can be pretty much anything I want.
It's one thing to talk to a vet about something, but when you're talking to a fellow rookie going through the same struggles you are, you kind of understand it - and you grow together like that.
I've just always played with a big chip on my shoulder, and that keeps fueling me.
I'm more off ball, catch and go, spot-ups, cutting.
A lot people have a strong work ethic because they want the lifestyle, or they want the money, but me, I have a hard work ethic because I love the game.
I've got a chance to be really special.
It was great to be in the gym with Kobe. He's so particular about the game and... why and how things work. That's one thing I kind of love about him. If you ask him something, he's going to tell you A, B, C, and D, and how that affects each play.
I have that blue-collar mentality. I've always played with a chip on my shoulder, and I've always been hungry to learn.
When I'm locked in and focused, I can do pretty much anything I want.
Everybody is going to have tough shooting nights. It's natural.
Until you're a rookie, you don't know what NBA game shape is.
I always said if I had a platform to speak, I am going to speak. I feel it is just important, not only for African American-related things but world things in general.
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