Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Mike Conley Jr.
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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
I've been through a lot. A lot of highs. The lowest of lows. That's why I am how I am.
All the work I'm able to be a part of through Grizzlies Prep, Code Crew, our mentoring programs and with the Grizzlies Foundation, they all go hand in hand because the kids are our future.
March Madness gave me both a lasting confidence and a lifelong bond with both my teammates and opponents.
Memphis made me. I always say that. The experiences I had in that city and with those fans made me.
I almost got traded my rookie year or my second year in the league.
Every offseason when I'm back in Ohio, I get together with some of my former teammates and reminisce about our run in 2007.
With a rim-runner like Rudy Gobert - not a lot of guys can set picks like he does, run to the rim and go get it way above the glass.
Not everyone makes it to the national championship.
This is the pinnacle of the basketball world, you know, in the NBA you're playing against the best guys in the world, and best defensive players in the world, so you have to be able to outthink them and make the right decisions.
It's a blessing to be able to use my platform to bring more awareness to the local causes that are near and dear to my heart.
As athletes, it's our responsibility to help. It's easy for us to go out and affect people's lives in so many different ways. We don't even know how much we can touch people and change the direction of somebody's future.
I'm tired of being underrated. I'm tired of being overlooked.
It's not always an easy process when you bring in a whole new crew of guys because you trusted the last people so much that it's hard to build the same rapport again.
I like watching Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. I also like Mike Weir because he is a lefty like me. I like watching golf a lot.
We're looking at the court as X's and O's and plays that can happen, two three steps ahead of time. That's what the best point guards do. As you grow into a point guard that's what you learn, and eventually, you tend to grasp that.
I think of how serious I treat my job and how much I want to be part of a championship environment and team - I sacrifice everything for it.
Voting when I was 18 years old wasn't a priority. It wasn't something I took much interest in. We weren't watching the news or trying to get caught up on the legislation, and candidates' opinions and what they're going to try to bring to America.
Sickle cell disease has personally affected my family.
I really think broccoli is my vegetable of choice. You can cook it so many different ways.
I've had plenty of arguments in Memphis with Tony Allen, Marc Gasol, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph, we all go through that spell, you ride with each other for so many years, you have a situation where you go at one another to push each other. It's normal in basketball, normal in life. It's just so public in this game.
I'm not one of those guys that's going to beat you over the head and just yell at you all day.
My natural personality is more laid-back and not as aggressive.
If you're not a Grizz fan, you might not even know what we're up to until playoffs come around. We get forgotten and sometimes slighted.
It's who I am. You win awards for sportsmanship and whatever, but that's just me being me. I'm not doing anything extra.
Memphis is a basketball town, but we're not viewed that way on the national map. Maybe it's because the Grizzlies aren't on TV as much.
Nothing was ever easy in Memphis and I think that's why the fans were drawn to our team so much. It's because the way we played and the way we got overlooked and the respect that we didn't get most of the time was very similar to how the city felt and how the locals felt about life in general. It was an easy bond.
I'm not afraid to challenge guys. I'm not afraid to put guys in positions to help the team. And I'm not beyond accepting criticism and challenges myself. I think that's why guys are attracted to wanting to play and be around me. They know I'm all in on winning.
It's hard to be a team when you're battling yourselves.
I feel young men and women of color need to be provided with equal opportunities no matter what their socioeconomic status may be.
The best basketball game I ever played was probably when I was in the fifth grade.
When you have a good anything, you notice the difference - whether it's a good shooting sleeve or a pair of shoes or a jersey, we all feel the differences.
If I'm not an All-Star, maybe the next-best thing to it is to be a part of that weekend, take my family there and just try to have a really good time.
Some people might feel like their vote doesn't matter but it really does.
Every year, you're going to get better and better. You're going to learn more and understand more.
My job is to run the team and be one of the leaders of the team.
I'm actually not really adventurous when it comes to eating so I stick to things I like.
Community is everything.
The Grizzlies organization did a very good job of always pushing us in directions and making us aware of things we might not have been aware of when we were young.
I don't hunt shots.
Everybody needs to serve in their community.
When you're done playing you want to leave a legacy.
If you're not a scoring point guard, people don't think of you as highly. They don't think of you as the type that's going to make an impact in college because you're not trying to score 20 points a game. You're more trying to get 10 assists.
Normally after a game I want to eat something that I know is filling. Steak is one of my options for protein. For me, it's all about keeping my weight on. Because I'm more slender, I actually tend to lose weight during the season so I actually have to eat more so that I can keep the weight on.
You just believe in positive thinking. And you can do a lot more with the body than you think you can.
I need to stay focused and concentrate on the little things I need to do to improve my game.
In Memphis we don't talk. We ball.
There's no better way of getting yourself back into a rhythm and back into game shape than playing a game. You can't really mimic that in practice.
It is an honor and privilege to be able to be in a position to utilize my platform as a professional athlete to support the lives of others.
I try to play defense and be an unselfish teammate.
For professional athletes, I think we have a responsibility to utilize our platforms to stand for something bigger than our individual selves and to be the voice and support for those who don't have one.
To compete against the best players is something I really enjoy every night.
It's been a rough 2020 for all us. Everybody in the world. Including myself.
Winning a championship is everybody's goal.
I'm working hard every day and getting better every day.
The more you are around your teammates and work with them, the better you will be in the season.
I play 'Gears of War,' 'Halo,' other stuff. But 'Halo' is my game, definitely.
I'm a guy who wants to fit in.
Off the court, most of my time is on the golf course. I spend my time golfing, mostly relaxing at home and playing video games.
Being an African-American, minority, or poor, you get in a tough situation and you don't get a fair shake.
I'm not a guy that's going to be overbearing at all.
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