A biography for Donovan Mitchellhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm on a no-gummy bear or juice diet, and my body feels like it's dying on the inside.”
“If you know people around me, even in college, I was confident, but the possible thought of making it to the NBA was crazy.”
“I've always been one to kind of, I've always wanted to be the guy. I watched, my favorite player growing up was LeBron. One thing I noticed with him was, it's always on him at the end of the game.”
“For me to get better, I have to pick and learn from the best. It starts with that.”
“The biggest thing I've been working on his just finding the open man.”
“I think that's the biggest thing - staying humble, because the story you hear a lot of times is that guys who have success let it get to their head.”
“I can't have no assists and five turnovers. If you have no assists and five turnovers, you have to look yourself in the mirror and figure out how to adjust.”
“I've gotten better. I've added a lot to my game.”
“I never give myself enough credit.”
“You play to win a ring.”
“I'm a very, very impatient person when it comes to breaking news.”
“Everybody asks me if I've always been a sneakerhead. No. I was never a sneakerhead until I had the money to be a sneakerhead.”
“Why can't you be both? Why can't I be on the basketball team but also be the student president?”
“I've shared doTERRA products with my coaches, chef, and especially teammates.”
“I've never been the top dog. I've always been the underdog. And that's why I relate so much to Utah, because we're underdogs, we're overlooked, kind of thought of as an afterthought.”
“I have a tendency to freak myself out.”
“I've been a dunker for longer than I've been a basketball player.”
“Once I got invited to the Green Room, that's when I was like, okay, I'm first, I'm getting drafted in the first round. Because they try their best not to let guys sit in there forever.”
“My favorite character in 'Star Wars' is Luke Skywalker, for sure.”
“I feel like I lead a lot by using my voice, it's natural for me, but I also think it's been more by example.”