Jimmy Butler

“If I get a chance, high pick and roll more. I want some triple doubles. I've got to get my handle right so I can pass and get it to guys where they can make shots.”

“I built a fort when I was little, with pillows and blankets.”

“She's very loving. That's my family. That's Michelle Lambert. She is my mom.”

“I'm country at heart. I love doing normal stuff, like back in my rookie year when nobody knew who I was, and I could grab dinner and have normal conversations.”

“Music is my way of taking my mind away from the game. When I'm singing, you don't got anything to worry about. Don't gotta worry about scoring however many points or winning the game. No matter how good or how bad you are, it's fun.”

“I've changed, and I've learned every single year what to do and what not to do. But I still pride myself on going out and doing the right things. Doing what I'm supposed to be doing on both ends of the floor.”

“I just want to ball. I just want a chance to win a championship. I just want to win. I wake up every day smiling. Why? Because I've got my people around me. I really don't give a damn what anybody thinks about me or what I say or what I do.”

“If my teammates are out there to hoop, I'm going. I see the way these guys prepare for games. How can you not want to go be a part of that?”

“There's a lot of people that think I'm a terrible basketball player, so it's just gonna piss me off. And if it's people who think I'm good, I'll be happy. I'm just not gonna read it at all and stay content in my own mind.”

“Every time my name is called, I get so many cheers, standing ovations, and a lot of hands are being clapped.”

“I just don't think there have been many people that have understood how important winning is to me.”

“I'm blessed; I'm fortunate to be able to play the game that I love every single day.”

“Guys that are young in the league. Guys that you get to teach them your way. It's not a bad thing. It's actually a good thing. It's working for them. Teach them that way, and I guarantee they aren't as stubborn and hard-headed as I was, which sometimes is good, sometimes is bad. But like I always say, I'm not going to change who I am.”

“I've learned enough times in life that saying something is completely different than acting upon it.”

“I play really hard. I put my body on the line every damn practice. Every day in the games. That's my passion. That's how I give to the game.”

“I don't change the way that I play. I love the game of basketball, man. I ride with these guys in this locker room. They know that. If I've got something to say to them, I will say it. You may not like the way that it comes across. That's fine. But that's who I am.”

“We say it every year: we are confident; we think we can win a championship, yadda, yadda, yadda. You have all heard it before. But we have to go out there and do it.”

“I knew that to be successful, I had to be more than a scorer. I had to become a leader. It's not about scoring. It's about doing what my team needs me to do.”

“You ask what position I play, I say point guard.”

“I loved the city of Chicago, and I love the Reinsdorfs. I'm forever grateful for them in taking a chance on me, allowing me to become the player that I am today. It's still incredible to me that I got to hoop in a Bulls jersey.”