Kawhi Leonard Quotes

I want to go to the NBA and be an All-Star, to be honest with you.

I knew I wasn't going to play for the NBA.

I know I can play in the NBA, and I can be a very good player in the NBA.

If you know people around me, even in college, I was confident, but the possible thought of making it to the NBA was crazy.

For me, when I was in high school, that was my ultimate dream, was to make it to the NBA.

I want to play in the NBA. I'm dead serious.

My dream is to play someday in the NBA.

My dream is to play in the NBA.

You never think that you're going to be in the NBA but be an All-Star as well.

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.

I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player.

Making it to the NBA is a big goal in my life, and one day I hope to conquer it.

I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.

I want to get into the NBA and make a name for myself.

Some kids have lifelong dreams of wanting to play in the NBA.

It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to make the NBA.

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

Obviously, I'm not chasing the NBA.

I would like to say I do some pretty good impressions. I'm also one of the best basketball players in the world. I just chose not to go the NBA route, but people say I'm better than Kobe and LeBron.

I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period.

If I'm able to get drafted by the New York Knicks, it would be a blessing.

My confidence level is, I think I can be a first-round pick; I think I can be a professional basketball player.

I played baseball too, and flag football, but basketball was the easiest for me. Then when I was 12, my dad asked me what I wanted to do, and I said 'Be an NBA player.' Since then, he started training me.

If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.

If the opportunity to go to the NBA is there, then I'm going to take it.