Fred VanVleet

“At the end of the day, winning games is the only thing that matters.”

“Whether it's true or not, I feel I can get my shot off at any time.”

“It helps build chemistry when you can relate to people.”

“I sleep pretty good knowing that I go out there every night and lay it all on the line with a pure heart and take whatever comes with that.”

“There's no other way for me to achieve any of the things I've achieved individually other than to be insanely confident and crazy.”

“I only know one way to play.”

“That's the best part about the NBA, seeing guys get that first crack or that first big performance and you hope that this is the start of a long, illustrious career for them.”

“I'm gonna leave my heart on the floor every time I step out there.”

“Once you get a substantial amount of money, I don't feel like it changes you.”

“My whole mind-set growing up was that I was not going to let myself be one of those Rockford people who didn't pan out. And I carried that chip with me to college - that I need to be that one who actually breaks the stigma.”

“Every time I think I got a big steal game I go to the locker room and they give me three, four blocks, I can't do nothing with blocks, they don't do nothing for me, you know what I mean? But if I added those on to the steals, I think I'd be running away with the steals lead.”

“I really love the game. I really love basketball.”

“I'm not the type to go back on my word.”

“I still view myself as a basketball player even though I'm in the entertainment business.”

“I'm not the most amazing athlete - I understand that.”

“That's what makes it so hard to do, it's the most sought-after goal in our game, in the world of basketball, is winning an NBA championship. It's the hardest thing to do. So we did it. And now the fun part is to try to go do it again.”

“No one expects an 18-year-old kid to know exactly what path they'll take.”

“My high school coach is an African American studies teacher, so I respect his perspective as an older white guy who has a master's in African American studies.”

“I try to play the game the right way.”

“Winning comes first.”