A biography for Tristan Thompsonhasn’t been written yet.
“If I don't play, that's fine as long as we're winning I'm going to cheer my teammates on.”
“The key is to keep playing hard and the rest will take care of itself.”
“Yeah, I definitely like broadcasting. And I'm looking forward to getting into it when my career is done.”
“Don't put the fast food in your body. Yeah, there are a couple days where you want some Burger King. That's fine, but you can't rely on that stuff. You have to eat healthy, get your carbs, get your rest.”
“Guard some point guards, late shot clock, hopefully they miss.”
“The same fans that want to rip you up are the same fans that want to talk you up and want your autograph.”
“I'm going to go for Sixth Man of the Year, put myself in position to do that.”
“If I'm not on the court, I have to be there to cheer my teammates on and from the sideline be there mentally and keep guys locked in and focused.”
“The bruisers and the bump-and-grind guys, use your athleticism on the floor, try to wear them out - run them through a lot of pick-and-rolls, run the floor, do a lot more athletic stuff just to try to wear them down.”
“Guys see that I come to work every day, punch the clock. They see that, and I think my voice is respected because of it.”
“Being able to play a whole season, play every game and start every game means a lot.”
“Being myself has worked out pretty well for me I think.”
“We've all got different ways to deal with adversity as pros, but if you want it and you want to be great, you've got to make it happen and fight through it.”
“If you look back at Greek mythology and even back before World War 1, every time a team would go out to battle, they'd eat first.”
“My dad, he always played soccer.”
“If I play two minutes, three minutes, 20 minutes, it don't matter to me. As long as we win.”
“Coach Blatt's been great! He comes with a worldly dynamic and I think that's what our game has been lacking. He's coached and played all over the world, so his perspective on the game of basketball is kind of different from most traditional NBA coaches. But at the same time, it makes it interesting and exciting.”
“The bigger you become as a player and the more success you have as a player, the spotlight definitely becomes brighter.”
“Whoever says basketball ain't a contact sport definitely lied.”
“It was more my uncle - my mom's brother - and my aunt who turned me on to hoops. He was more into basketball and he'd take me to Raptors games. And then my dad started taking me with him. And I started falling in love with the game.”