Dion Waiters

“Summertime where guys played pickup, we got a thing in Philly called Summertime Rec. In that summertime you can't duck no smoke. You can't duck nobody in that basketball vibes.”

“Any guy would like to play being out for so long. You miss that adrenaline and everything that comes with it.”

“I was just really excited for the city of Cleveland. I think the city, more than anybody, deserves this. They deserve to have LeBron coming back.”

“Every time something is going good, going great, there's always something that happens to remind you of reality.”

“I don't play for social media.”

“The Internet is a lose-lose situation.”

“She told me, 'I didn't raise no quitter.' That coming from your mom, that's powerful words. That's all I needed to hear. That just drove me. I just took it in and ran with it.”

“I've had an amazing experience at Syracuse University.”

“I'm the type of guy, I get mad if I see you keep dribbling in front of me. I'm going to try to get it eventually. I just got a knack for the ball, I guess.”

“I sacrificed my body for the Heat, and I'd do it again.”

“It's a miss and make league. As long as you have that confidence to take that last shot, knowing - I'm pretty sure you can't go home and sleep at night knowing you had the opportunity to take that shot and you shied away from it.”

“I was never a bad guy, never got in trouble. It's just that I played with anger and I was aggressive or I really never smiled.”

“I can one-on-one, mano-a-mano, BBQ chicken, I don't care.”

“Work on your game. Block everything else out. Don't worry about your brand. Work on your game. So you can come into the league ready and prepared.”

“When I do get in the game, just getting me going. How do you get me going? If that's running plays or things where I can impact and get going. But once I'm in the flow, I'm in the flow. It's hard to get me out of that.”

“I'm used to having the ball, man. So, not really having the ball in my hands... it's just me trying to find different ways to impact the game.”

“I've hit big shots in real games. I love the moment. I cherish the moment.”

“You've got to wake up and perfect your craft, every day, and at the end of the day, you know, you get the star power, magazines, photos shoots, but you've got to say humble, you've got to stay grounded.”

“Some guys like myself, we like to play off the crowd.”

“When I get the opportunity to get the ball, I've got to destroy my opponent.”