RJ Barrett Quotes

I am ambidextrous. I write with my right hand but played basketball in high school with my left.

Basketball for me has always been a matter of rhythm - what you do bouncing the ball, how you bounce the ball, how you run, how you receive the ball to be in rhythm.

I felt like I was better at football than I am in basketball.

I'm not a super dribbler.

I try to do the fancy things out there by going with both hands, making crossover moves, and having a certain creativity and flair to my game.

Passing the basketball - I feel like I've gotten better with that.

I'm two-footed. I prefer to dribble with the left and shoot with the right.

I catch the ball. You throw the ball, I catch it. You throw it close to me, I catch it. If you make me do something crazy to catch, I still catch it.

I try to pride myself in having really quick feet and being able to set up and throw balls in time.

When I was a kid, we played a jump rope game called double Dutch - where you had to jump over two ropes swinging in opposite directions. Picking just the right moment to jump in was a practiced art form.

I began to play with both feet very early. So it is normal that I can play well with each of them.

If I have my feet under me, I'm a much better passer.

I know that people know me for my dunks, but if you've seen me play you know that's just one part of my game.

I know what I can do and I know I can pass the ball. I know I can be a true point guard and I know I can score also.

If I could palm a ball I probably could have more dunks than I have in my career, but I still can get the job done.

More than anything I prefer the ball on the floor. I think I play my best football on the floor. There is a delicacy to this big giant.

People in the NBA are just as athletic as you. That's the game. You have to have the change of pace. You have to change speeds to get around people.

Hand-eye coordination and reflexes is something I work on more than anything.

I think I play well getting up and down the court.

I've been double-teamed my whole life. I know when a double team's coming. I know what side the guy's coming from. I know how to dribble out of it.

Foot work, hand-eye coordination. There's a lot of things. If you just watch basketball, you can tell where it would help someone who's receiving the ball.

My job is to catch the ball no matter how they throw it - hard, soft, medium. You've got to be able to catch it.

Obviously, I'm coordinated and whatnot.

I'll carry a ball around with me all day and ask people to try to knock it out of my hand when I least expect it. I'll give them some money and stuff, so people get pretty geeked up about that. It just helps me to take care of the ball without even thinking about it.

You can always get better with your ballhandling.