Devin Booker

“If you're not my coach, I don't know you. Don't say anything to me.”

“I respect everybody who goes to Kentucky. You know that once you sign with Kentucky, the same thing with Duke. You know each and every night it's going to be a team's Super Bowl. You're going to get their best.”

“Some people are born and train their whole life to be an NBA player. But some people, if it doesn't work out, then they have no other option.”

“I don't watch much TV at all, but I did like 'Narcos' on Netflix a lot.”

“I'd say I'm the best 19-year-old ever, and I still feel that way at 21.”

“People don't realize how talented the NBA is.”

“My dad always taught me the fundamentals of the game: dribble, pass, shoot. So I never relied heavily on any one thing until I got to college, when I was just adjusting to the team.”

“It's not ideal for me to miss any time. I love the game. I want to be out there. I can't stand sitting the back watching games. I want to be out there fighting with my team.”

“I don't ever want to be carried off the court.”

“If it's playmaking, I'll do that. If it's scoring I'll do that. I'm trying to figure out that balance.”

“It's hard because, throughout your whole career, you're known as the top player, the best on your team, you're playing the most minutes, and then you might not get in the game. You don't know when you're going to get in the game.”

“I think Phoenix is a place where people see the potential. They see the young core that we have. They see the fan base, the wonderful city.”

“I play to be the best.”

“Michigan's been recruiting me since the eighth grade, so they have a special place in my heart, I'd say, because I've visited there seven times, and my mom lives in Michigan, still, and she'd probably like me to stay closer to home and play.”

“I always try to outsmart my defender.”