Kelly Oubre

“I've been trying to do that my whole life, fighting to be able to find a stable home.”

“I'm a Valley Boy. That's all I've got to say. Straight up.”

“If somebody knocks me down, I'm gonna get back up stronger. If you knock me down, I'm gonna flex on you.”

“You can only control the controllable.”

“I just like to be unique.”

“I'm just going out there trying to compete and win and that's it.”

“I got nothing handed to me in Phoenix. Although I made it look good, I got nothing handed to me at all.”

“I just want everybody to feel my energy when I am on the court.”

“As I got older, the universe talked to me, life happened, and I just came to the reconciliation that Dope Soul is who I am, and I'm not the only person in the world who is like myself who doesn't fit with the proper crowd, or the jocks, or the normal crowd.”

“I'm going to do well in the NBA.”

“Just being mindful is the only way I know how to get through any anxiety, any depression or anything like that.”

“College for me was a blur. I was there for six months max. Just living that whole college experience. It was super fun. I was just going out there playing basketball, being a student and having fun.”

“I can make shots, definitely, and I can play defense.”

“Growing up, I was a New Orleans Hornets fan.”

“I have confidence in myself, so I believed that I was a top 10 pick from the get-go.”

“My strengths are getting out in transition and running the floor, and the crowd likes that too so it gets the crowd involved and they feel your energy.”

“If you're working on trading somebody, let them know. Let them know beforehand when it crosses your mind.”

“My dad calls me a journeyman because we've been moving around our whole lives.”