Jrue Holiday

“I train to play 48 minutes per game or 48-plus when needed.”

“I played the drums. I basically started off in drum line. So it was just straight percussion. Then I got into the drum set. I was in the jazz band and then all through high school I was in orchestra.”

“Who doesn't like scoring?”

“I enjoy basketball.”

“There is just something about the playoffs and the atmosphere, and feeling like it's you against the world, that gets you going.”

“I would just go out and play every game and leave it all out on the floor, and I guess I had the talent to get into a great college like UCLA.”

“You can't have your girlfriend mad at you.”

“I think the teams who usually win stay together, go through struggles together, and all that.”

“I'll do anything the team needs.”

“People ask me if I would like to make the All-Star team. I mean, seriously, who wouldn't?”

“I knew kids whose first car was one of those exclusive Range Rovers, where only two of that model would be made in the world. I would visit my friends' houses, and they'd be as big as this whole gym. And then I'd go home, and me and Justin would be sleeping together. On a pull-out couch.”

“I've always been pretty vocal to my teammates. I'm really positive and optimistic. Positive enforcement - I feel like throwing that energy into the air is big.”

“People will come up to me and want to take pictures with me because I'm Lauren's husband, and not a basketball player.”

“If you try to mess with the game and kind of go through the motions, that is not the right way to play.”

“That's where the very best players in the league end up - the Olympics.”

“Off the court, I'm not really that physical.”

“I realize that you still have to take the game seriously, but you have to have fun at the same time.”

“You see the teams that are winning or have won, and you see chemistry on and off the court.”

“I don't need any accolades. I don't like being famous. But I can always tell people I used to defend guys like Kevin Durant, and they respect my defense.”

“Obviously representing your country, having U.S.A. on your chest is one of the most important things you can do to give back to your country.”