Jayson Tatum

“I just care about winning and doing what I can while I'm on the floor.”

“One day I'd have 20 points, the next day two points. I was dribbling the ball off my leg. I couldn't understand why. The media started asking me, 'Is this because you are a new dad?' I didn't want to blame my son. There are plenty of people in much worse situations, and they make it work. I have to do that, too.”

“Each person's workout is really different. It's tailored to be what's most needed for them. Everybody's different.”

“I play the best and have the most fun when the stage is brightest.”

“It helps being on a good team with a winning culture and just being confident in myself.”

“Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.”

“I just try to stay in my little circle. And I don't try to do too much. And when my opportunity comes, I just try to make the most of it.”

“I guess people looked at me in college, said I couldn't shoot or play defense. I proved them wrong.”

“I'm a big candle guy.”

“My parents are supportive of me, whatever school I go to.”

“Because I grew up in a single parent home with my mom, growing up, things weren't always the best.”

“I dreamed of having big moments and having a big role. That obviously came a lot sooner than I thought.”

“I grew up watching LeBron and asking him to follow me back on Twitter, going to his camps. So just to be able to compete against a player like him and be a few shots away from beating him and his team to go to a championship is something I will always remember.”

“I think that's when I have the most fun: when things are on the line.”

“There's no greater feeling, I would imagine, than winning a national championship in that one year and then hopefully going to the NBA.”

“If I see a spider in my room, I gotta sleep on the couch for, like, two days.”

“At the end of the day, we all want to win, so everybody has to sacrifice when you want to be a part of something special.”

“I've always lived with my mom. My whole life.”

“I still think it's mind-blowing when famous people know who I am.”

“Anytime I play another rookie, there's that extra edge.”