A biography for Willie Cauley-Steinhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't see myself not playing basketball. I don't see myself not around basketball.”
“Since I got to college, I wanted my own shoe and clothing spot. It's called 'Catalyst.' That's the ultimate goal. I wanna put it downtown Sacramento. It's poppin down there. They don't have anything like that.”
“I'm real mentally strong, so there's just not a lot that people can say to get me off of my own self and lane, and my confidence.”
“A lot of the quote-unquote interests that I have are not really interests.”
“Like, I did baseball, football, or track - I never really worked on a sport every day for years like most kids that hoop.”
“I don't think I'm as good as people say.”
“You've got the power to change people's lives just by talking to them for a few minutes or by smiling at them. It makes you feel kinda weird, but it can also make you feel really good.”
“I have a lot of art in the house, but it's mine, friends'. Not necessarily - like, I didn't spend thousands of dollars to attain it. It's authentic, at least.”
“Every game is a playoff game.”
“Some of my conversations with Jay, I'm not really saying much, just listening. It's really just learning. I'm trying to have Jay Z's money.”
“Being able to guard the pick and roll makes you a high asset in the NBA.”
“I'm talented enough to do a lot of different things.”
“I don't know how you can be an All-American in this country and not be a good basketball player.”
“It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. You know what you've done and what you've been through to get to where you are.”
“I'm really straightforward. I'm going to tell you how it is. I'm going to speak my mind.”
“'Trill' is a combination of 'true' and 'real.' It's my philosophy.”
“At Kentucky, you have to be a competitor. If you're not, you're going to look weak. You're going to look like you don't belong.”
“You're a pick-and-pop guy sometimes. You can get rolling with what the defense gives you.”
“I'm getting drafted because I can guard multiple positions. Anything that comes other than that, there's no pressure there.”