Tyrese Haliburton

“I think I'm a really good off ball defender.”

“The NBA is such a copycat league. Everyone runs the same sets; they just call it something different.”

“Honestly, a lot of my hoop knowledge in knowing how to play comes from video games.”

“I've spent a lot of time trusting the work that I put in and the fruits of my labor are showing.”

“Community means more than anything.”

“My goal is to play for U.S.A. until the wheels fall off. If I get that call to go, I'll be there.”

“If I'm at the two and I'm close to a rebound, I'm going to grab it and take it.”

“That's got to be who I am - is coming out and just bringing energy, making plays.”

“I take a lot of my days to assess where I am and where I'm headed, and how crazy it is, especially where I come from. I guess that it's, I'm a big dreamer. My dad has always preached to me to dream big and have faith in what you wanted to do.”

“My family is from Kokomo, Indiana.”

“I grew up with LeBron as my all-time favorite player.”

“My parents both worked to make sure me and my brothers could do whatever we wanted. We were a middle-class family, not any more money than people around. But if I wanted this game, these shoes, that shirt, whatever, I got it. That just tells you how much they cared about us getting where we wanted.”

“It's just really important that we get out here, show love to the community as much as we can. Because as players, fans come and show love to us, so it's important we show love back.”

“I could care less about individual awards, accolades, stats, things like that. I would rather win than anything.”

“My mom never missed a game of mine growing up, like ever. Every AAU tournament, every everything, she was always there.”

“Off the court, I'm a personable person who impacts winning.”

“All I want is an opportunity. That's all I care about. And if I mess that up, then that's on me. Nobody else is to blame.”

“I've always loved basketball; my father was a girl's coach when I was born. So I've always appreciated the sport and the art form that women's basketball is.”

“I think that every player in the league who's a scorer and a high-usage guy, passes the ball a lot, it's a balance we need to find.”

“I just want to continue to be the best version of myself.”