Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Tobias Harris - Page 2

Coach Skiles, I loved playing for him.

What we do with the Magic, it's not just for a picture or an Instagram post; it's about helping kids' lives and having them tell their parents that an NBA player told him something that will stick with them. It's all about the impact that we can make with these kids' lives.

I'm the type who is always going to continue to work, continue to stay prayed up like I always am. At the end of the day, that's how you bounce back and how you keep going.

I pride myself by being a player that plays in the flow of the game, and tries to get the offense created through other teammates.

I've put my time in the weight room and I can definitely feel it.

Mentors can gain so much wisdom from really focusing on what their mentees are saying. Once a person knows you're truly listening, both parties will establish trust over time that will allow the mentee to open up and express themselves openly without fear of judgement.

You can't allow money to affect your happiness because that is never going to bring you joy.

When I do a lot of the community outreach with the youth, I can easily see the blessings that I've had in my life, even as a young kid growing up.

Whatever the circumstances, my main task is always going to be just to win the game.

I think confidence is a key thing in this league and I want everyone that's on the floor with me to be just as confident as I am.

I know how coming in as a rookie, on a rookie scale, you don't really know what you can buy, what you want to buy.

Every time I go out on the floor, it doesn't matter what is going on in my life or on the floor - it's about winning basketball games.

That's the cool thing about suits when you get in there and you customize it - you really get to find out how much flavor you've got.

I want to win just as much as anybody else does.

There's nothing about my NBA journey that I would change - the teams, the cities, the teammates, the fans have all helped me grow into the player and person that I've become. Every time I moved, I saw the bright side. Always, I saw opportunity.

When I came to the Orlando Magic and saw work that they did in the community, I wanted to ripple off that and make a difference too.

Basketball is more than our family business; it's our family passion.

I read a lot before a game.

God-willing, I'll continue to stay healthy.

There are things that I work on day after day to be efficient down the stretch.

My thing ever since I came in the NBA is making sure it's not about how much money I make, but instead it being about the love of the game.

In Milwaukee, I was a young player and I didn't get the time that everybody expected, but that comes with the territory.

I just go out there and play basketball. I'll let everything else handle itself.

God has a plan for me and I know that it's all going to work out.

From the moment I arrived in Philadelphia, the city has embraced me.

I know as a player, if I can get a good look at the basket and get the ball up, it's going to be a high-percentage shot.

I try to just find motivation in different areas.

The beauty about the playoffs is how you make an adjustment, how you come back game-to-game, and to be locked in and focused to win.

For me, I look at it like if I'm playing basketball at the NBA or if I'm a principal at a school, which is something I would love to do when my career is over, I'm going to find ways to always bring Christ out in my life.

Some guys joke, 'Oh, you have a bedtime.' But I've got to be able to function the next day at the top level.

I'm not really a big walk-around-the-city type of guy. I'm a hotel type of guy.

I approach every game the same way. The night before the game and during the game, I approach it the same way.

Being able to provide kindness to people putting their lives at risk in hospitals and supporting Philadelphia families in dire need of help is an important responsibility for me.

For me as a basketball player, it's about continuing to get better and continuing to grow.

I'm always happy to be back on the court playing, doing what I love to do.

Hopefully, I can keep growing as a player and have my number retired at Tennessee and in the NBA one day.

I'm a student of the game, so I know where my touches are coming from.

It's night by night, just figuring out watching film on different passes I can make, and the ball will find you and it comes back to you, but it opens up the floor for other guys too.

I think that's the difference in my game compared to some other guys. I just believe in playing in the flow of the game, playing the right way with ball movement.

Being vulnerable can be scary at times, but it's the times when you feel the most lost, confused, and stressed where you need to press into your mentor the most. If you're not willing to be 100 percent honest with your mentor, you're doing yourself the disservice of not receiving the help that you need to better yourself in life.