A biography for Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderhasn’t been written yet.
“If you work hard, have the right mindset, right intentions, things will fall into place.”
“My mom, she calls me every day. She can't get enough of me.”
“I don't think people realize how good of a shooter I actually am.”
“I'm just really confident in my abilities and how hard I work.”
“I've always been a dreamer.”
“I want to get better each and every day and attack each and every day. Whether that be a pool workout, a sand workout, an on the court workout, I'm just trying to get better in every situation.”
“I guess I'm just comfortable in my own skin. Whatever I want to do, I can do. If I don't wanna do something, I won't do it. I'm confident in myself.”
“I put on clothes to reminisce.”
“I have a good enough IQ, not the greatest IQ obviously, to know which plays I can make and which plays I shouldn't. I try to stick to myself and be who I am.”
“Obviously teams know, and everyone in the league knows how much I like to touch the paint. And with them having to guard my 3-point shot, it'll only make it easier for me to touch the paint.”
“I'm not yelling at the refs all game. I know what I need to do every night and I go out and do it then I go home.”
“I'm a playmaking guard, a pass-first point guard.”
“No special formula or anything like that; I just feel like I tried to do everything in my power to get to my ultimate goal.”
“I learn from everything, good games, bad games, it doesn't matter, you can always learn.”
“I have a couple moves I like to get to on the iso, and then after that it's just read and reaction.”
“Learning how to play on a team full of future pros, it's not as easy as everyone thinks.”
“The only thing we can control is the present.”
“I'm just confident in my abilities.”
“I've always been a basketball junkie... Always watched videos, slowed them down.”
“Once you work and work out as hard as I do, you gain confidence and it translates to the game.”