Tristan Thompson

“As long as we win, that's all that matters and everything else will take care of itself.”

“For bigs, we usually have three simple moves - and the hook-shot is one of those moves that's a forgotten art. But it's always been an effective move in our league.”

“At the end of the day, guys don't want to foul, especially guys in the starting unit.”

“I don't care if X don't like X off the court... As long as you're on the court playing hard and playing for each other, that's all that matters to me.”

“At the end of the day, we play for the community. They come out there and parents spend their hard-working money to come support us and fill the stadium, so it's only right to give back.”

“My whole goal is just to be professional every day.”

“Whether I'm starting or coming off the bench, bigs have to protect the rim and can't give nothing easy to nobody.”

“Whatever happened in the past is in the past.”

“Me being blessed, you need to bless others.”

“So with the skinnier guys, you definitely want to make sure you get a body on them; that's how you take away big guy's length, by getting into their bodies.”

“It's the playoffs. Teams are gonna go on runs.”

“If I came in and didn't rebound, that would look bad on my part. People would be wondering, what was he doing the whole time?”

“Being considered for Sixth Man is definitely something that is pleasing.”

“Guys are going to talk. We're going to respond... they aren't going to punk us. Not me. They're not going to punk Tristan Thompson.”

“My goal is simple - try and make sure my guy doesn't score. And if he does, make sure it's a contested two, or a tough shot.”

“In any household, whenever you are a family that's going through something tough - whether it's an illness or whatever the case may be, families tend to close their doors and become more private.”

“If a guy is shooting a shot in the corner 70 percent of the missed shots usually come off that other side and 30 percent hits off the front rim so just playing the percentages and kind of studying your teammates' shots throughout the course of the game.”

“At the end of the day, coaches, fans, everyone can live with the team playing hard and giving an effort. Fall short, you can live with those results. But if you're not giving yourself an effort or a fight, you've got no chance in this league.”

“We don't got to talk to each other off the court. As long as we talk on the court, on the defensive end, that's all that matters to me.”

“I want to guard the best wings and big on every team. I want to make their night tough to gain that respect defensively around the league.”