A biography for Kyle Kuzmahasn’t been written yet.
“You're going to have people that are high on you one day and low on you the next. For me, it's just to stay levelheaded and stay working.”
“I'm very cautious of how I'm presented and my type of reputation.”
“A lot people have a strong work ethic because they want the lifestyle, or they want the money, but me, I have a hard work ethic because I love the game.”
“That's one thing I try to take pride in: not changing up. Just being who I am, and having people love me or hate me for who I am.”
“Really, every time I post something, it goes viral.”
“It's cool to be a Laker: that's basketball royalty, in a sense. The best franchise in basketball, so to be drafted by them is pretty cool, pretty special.”
“Every team has problems. Championship teams have problems and whatnot.”
“I've never really been a numbers guy... I like to score, for sure... but my main thing is I want to win.”
“I put a lot of work into my game every single day.”
“Everyone said I would be a second-round pick or undrafted guy - that's all I heard coming to the draft - but I had a higher faith. I knew I was way better than that, better than how people pegged me.”
“Every single year, there's gonna be something else that people say I can't do or that you can't do in general. And it's your job to prove them wrong.”
“Every time I'm on the court, I think I'm the best player. That's the mind-set a lot of players should have.”
“You can have a strong work ethic. Yes, that's going to take you far. But I think if you have a solid work ethic and a passion, that's different.”
“I just try to play the right way.”
“There's not that many tough guys that really talk trash in the NBA.”
“When I'm locked in and focused, I can do pretty much anything I want.”
“It's one thing to talk to a vet about something, but when you're talking to a fellow rookie going through the same struggles you are, you kind of understand it - and you grow together like that.”
“I'm talented, but my work ethic has pushed me over the top.”