Alex Caruso

“I've had thin hair almost my entire life.”

“I have so much fun competing with my teammates.”

“There's something about the end of the game that I love being a part of.”

“Jeff Van Gundy is an outstanding coach and motivator; I'm really glad I got to spend time with him and learn from him.”

“The stuff that I do is not always glamorous. It doesn't always get highlighted.”

“That's the NBA and professional sports. You have to take care of business when you have the chance and if you don't you put yourself behind the eight ball.”

“I'm a 6-5, pretty athletic wing, point guard, and I can go up and hit layups.”

“No matter the game, no matter the time of year, I want to be out there and finish the game.”

“I try to be smart and use the court to my advantage, know where I have help.”

“Anytime LeBron is on your team, you're playing for a championship. It's not a secret. If he's on your team, it's pretty much like you go to the Finals and try to win a championship. If you don't win it, it's kind of a failure.”

“I've always done a good job when I play with better players than myself.”

“Yeah, no - I definitely go through a lot of lotion. My teammates make fun of me.”

“For me it's never been about starting, scoring points, coming off the bench.”

“I'm not shying away from showing my competitiveness and playing how I know how to play.”

“Basketball for me is such a joy.”

“I need financial security for me, for my people.”

“You might have seen a dunk or two over the years... but the stuff I do is not sexy. It's the stuff that wins basketball games. That's what I love about it.”

“Six minutes in the playoffs is more than six minutes in a regular-season game, just from intensity and schemes and having to play every possession like it's the last one, like it's the end of the world.”

“You get into the season and it's travel, play a game, travel, get to the next city, have a practice or film, get to the next game.”

“In first grade, I played in a league called Upwards Basketball in Bryan, Tex., and did that up until fifth or sixth grade. Then I played in the City League, where you pay $40 and randomly get thrown onto a team with other people from around the city, and that led into middle school and high school.”