A biography for Tyrese Haliburtonhasn’t been written yet.
“People say I have two different voices all the time. I never catch it. I watch podcasts after and I'm like, 'Dang, my voice changed.'”
“I really didn't know if I was going to get a scholarship offer, and then I got one.”
“I was a giant wrestling fan growing up. I'm still a giant wrestling fan.”
“I think that's the biggest thing for me is that we can get caught in the world of so much negativity. You're not playing good, and now you're just not feeling good about yourself as a player and stuff. So for me, it's about getting back to having fun.”
“Journaling is the biggest thing for me. I'm able to write things down. There are so many little things. I don't even remember what I ate for dinner yesterday. So I'm writing it down so one day, I can go back and reflect on it.”
“When you're playing '2K' and you're on that camera angle where you can see everything ahead of you, that's how I think sometimes.”
“I've dreamt of playing the NBA and being able to do that close to home is special.”
“If I'm happy, you can tell I'm happy. If I'm sad, you can tell I'm sad. I'm awful at hiding that.”
“I guess the easiest way to put it, as my AAU coach always told me, being the point guard is kind of like being the mom of the team. Taking care of everybody, making sure everybody is doing ok; that's what my mom does in our household. As the point guard, I always have to keep my teammates happy.”
“I think we all as human beings can do a better job of reflecting and understanding how great of lives we all live.”
“Playing against the older dudes really benefited me, just because where I came from, I'd always been the best player in the area my whole life. Being able to play against older guys who were better than me, faster and stronger, definitely benefited me as a basketball player.”
“The Pacers have taken a chance on me, so the only way for me to reciprocate that love is to be invested in this community, be invested in this organization, be invested in the fans. That's what I've done.”
“When I'm at my best, it's when I'm having fun in what I'm doing, really competing on a nightly basis, smiling and having fun, right? When I'm at my worst, it's when I'm frowning, when I'm angry about something. That's when I suck.”
“To half the world, I'm just helping them make money on DraftKings or whatever. I'm a prop.”
“When you're a professional, you want your partnerships to be with brands that completely align with what you stand for and brands that you can see yourself using.”
“Expectations externally mean nothing. They shouldn't mean anything to anybody.”
“I'm big on having as many motivations as you can because I feel like all the greats do.”
“The opinions of my peers mean more to me than the opinions in the media or something else.”
“I'm never satisfied in anything I do.”
“I'm somebody who used to feel like I was sick all the time.”