Kyle Kuzma

“My friends, they all say that I'm turning Hollywood. Big-time. And I want to be that. I want to be a guy who's bigger than what they say. You look at Kobe. Michael Jordan. Somebody like Michael Jackson. Those guys are bigger than life. I strive to be that.”

“You know how you're in elementary school and the teacher goes around the room and, like, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'NBA player.' And she's like, 'Well, OK. Maybe pick a real job.' But I really believed it. I felt like I was meant to be here.”

“I've just always played with a big chip on my shoulder, and that keeps fueling me.”

“In high school, AAU, even prep school, I didn't really know how to play basketball. It was kind of like, 'Let's throw the balls out, go get buckets, just score, and go play.'”

“It's a great feeling when people recognize you, but at the same time, you gotta take it with a grain of salt, continue to work so you get better, because people can change on you; thoughts can change.”

“In our society, social media's so big in our lives. It's all over the place.”

“Flint is a very tough place to live. The environment is definitely a different type of environment than anywhere else in the country, I feel like.”

“I am always a woke person, know about things, always feel a certain type of way.”

“Any time you have any type of record in any record book, especially with the Lakers, it is pretty special.”

“There are endless possibilities for what I can wear on and off the court.”

“I'm just comfortable all over the floor.”

“I cherish being on the court, and I really love watching basketball, women's basketball, whatever it is.”

“Now that the NBA has removed restrictions on the color ways we can wear on court, I can be as expressive as I want.”

“Every day's a challenge. You learn every single day.”

“Can't blame the coaching staff for everything. It's mutual, of course. Players mess up, coaches mess up.”

“I was excited about going to the Lakers because they are probably the biggest brand in basketball.”

“I'm just very confident at all times. I've always been like that, no matter who's guarding me or who I'm on the court with.”

“It's tough to win on the road, you know... at the end of the day, it's just tough to win on the road.”

“Lifestyle-wise, like L.A. in general, Utah is very conservative, very laid back, and L.A. is nothing like that.”

“I went to school at the University of Utah, and they had outstanding facilities and coaches that helped me grow and mature as a person.”