Evan Fournier

“The wolf is my favorite animal.”

“I don't need soft talk. I'm not an old player, but a veteran. It's OK, my feelings won't get hurt.”

“After every good win, you build momentum and confidence.”

“My first NBA game was in Paris. It was Miami against the Nets, and Vince Carter was playing.”

“Consistency is key.”

“When you have so much pressure with basketball and the results in the NBA, to just go home and have a dog that loves you regardless of how well you played, it's great.”

“If you're fighting someone, you're just not scared of too much.”

“Preseason is preseason. It's actually made to make mistakes and to learn from your teammates and plays and stuff.”

“I'm afraid of bees.”

“It's not fun when you wake up in the morning and you see on the standings that you're in the last five positions.”

“Obviously, as a player you want to win.”

“I'm an only child and I'm the whole focus of the family. Basically, I'm proud that I'm making them proud.”

“My parents are both professional athletes, so I always grew up in an ambitious way and I worked hard.”

“In judo, you get your arm broke. You get choked. You can tear your ACL.”

“When you step on the court, you obviously think about basketball.”

“I'm not going to ask for a trade, because when I play for a city, I'm going to fight for it and I'm not going to quit.”

“Basketball is huge in France, but not as big as soccer.”

“Historically I've been really good in fourth quarters actually.”

“England is not really a basketball country.”

“As an assistant coach, that's basically your role - to get close to your players, talk to them every day and get the most out of them.”