A biography for Brandon Ingramhasn’t been written yet.
“I just try to use my length to the best of my ability.”
“When I play my hardest, I feel like I'm one of the best on the floor.”
“I try to take whatever the defense gives me, have a sense of urgency, know who's guarding me and pick my spots, get my teammates involved and also attack the rim.”
“It's OK to be hard on yourself, just know you have another chance to go out and prove yourself again.”
“Thirteen was my brother's number.”
“In the two years that I've been in the NBA, I don't think I've played to my ability.”
“I like George Gervin a lot, even as a guy that played a long time ago.”
“Versatility is very important in the modern game.”
“I've always been a shooter.”
“I feel like I gotta get out of myself sometimes. I think I'm in my own world sometimes. I don't like to let other people come into my own world. Especially with my teammates, my coaches, I should be doing that. The important people that need to know how I'm feeling. I can do a better job of telling them exactly how I feel.”
“I'm just happy to be drafted. It's my lifelong dream. Wherever I end up, I'll be happy.”
“That's all I seek every practice and every game, to progress in some way, be coachable and try to be the best I can be for my teammates.”
“My great aunt raised me for about four or five years. Something I took from her was a quote: 'Fear of suffering is far worse than suffering itself.' I actually have that tattooed on the back of my arm.”
“I think I can do everything on the basketball floor. I just gotta be consistent in what I do.”
“There are no other Kobe Bryants.”
“Seeing bigger guys doesn't scare me at all. It just makes me want to compete against those guys. Bigger or smaller guys - it doesn't matter.”
“I think if you can score the ball, you can play at any level.”
“When I'm aggressive, all the other guys are aggressive, and somehow that's how we win games.”
“I'm not the most vocal guy, but I try to lead by example every single day with how I work.”
“Work hard, work away from the game, work when no one's looking, and just knowing that it's a process. Everything will come at the right time.”