GRAYSON ALLEN

I learned how to prepare like a pro, how to recover like a pro, how to live like a pro while at Duke.

I really loved all my time at this university and so I hope it's seen how much I appreciate Duke. Not only playing basketball for Duke, but being a student at Duke, and I really am thankful for my time here.

I really love Duke. My plan going in is to stay four years.

I would play like one minute or not even get in at all. I'd see on Twitter - people would say, 'I hate that Grayson Allen guy at the end of the bench.' I'm like, 'What did I do?! I was in the game for 30 seconds.'

I think the aggressive and loud way that I played in the championship game is kind of polarizing; you either love it or you hate it.

If there's a loose ball, I'm going to dive and see if I can get it. That's just the way you play.

I play the game for the love that's in my heart, and as long as that's still there, I can go out there with nothing to fear.

In high school I would use that total defeat that I felt in any type of mistake to go to the gym. That's what made me such a hard worker.

I'm a firm believer that when something feels right, you go with it.

When I'm playing timid and afraid to make a mistake, then I'm not going to play well.

I kind of got down on myself, and started putting all this pressure on myself to go out there and play well. And that's when I was playing my worst.

You get into the game and you know you're probably not going to be in there long. It's like, while I'm in here, I better not mess up. That's the completely wrong mentality to have. That works against how I play because how I play is 150 percent, going all out, going crazy.

I'm confident about going out there and playing - playing with emotion, screaming and yelling.

Being the competitive guy that I am, I can't get into individual battles like I have.

I'm someone who really thinks the game through, who has an IQ about the game, who studies the game, who knows a lot more than just running and jumping.

I think I'm so much of a better driver than I was when I first came to Duke; that's the biggest thing for me.

I got used to throwing a lot of lobs, got used to finding shooters, finding cutters. Each year at Duke I have had to score in different spots. I think that has helped me so much.

I think anyone who is also a fan of college basketball as well as the NBA, you have an opinion on Duke.

Something like missing a shot, and the next play you're thinking about it, or you give up a play on defense and you're thinking about it, you're frustrated about it, what's happening is that you're really thinking about yourself. You're not connected to the team. And you have to be connected, or those few plays add up.

I'm very appreciative to have the parents that I do have.

As a basketball player, you want to play. There's only so much stuff I can go over doing one-on-one drills in practice and watching the team and watching film.

Duke has a lot of haters, but I know it means you're doing something right if they're hating you.

I'm more of a quiet guy, relaxed, calmer off the court.

Marshall Plumlee. One of the weirdest/greatest guys I've met.

You don't want to put competitiveness and emotion away, so you learn to play with it. You learn to use it for your team.