Jalen Brunson Quotes

The thing a player has to ask himself: 'Do you want to choose winning over standing out?' Dwyane Wade made that choice, and I don't think he gets enough credit.

I'm looking forward to playing my part in keeping United at the top of the game.

I don't want to be one of those guys who is just there. I want to be a guy that's on a team that makes it and be an All-Star and has a chance to always win an NBA championship.

The team's success always came first for me.

I just want to go out there and do what I can do, contribute in the ways that I can. Whether I get exposure or not, it's about winning.

You look at the quality players and look at the leadership we had, and it's easy to understand why we won.

I've just got to be the best player that I can be and worry about what I've got to do to help out the team, and be the best team out there we can be, and the best player I can be out there on the field to help out the team.

I just focus on what the team needs me to do to win.

Every opportunity to win is sacred. It's sacred to us inside the organization, and it should be sacred to the fans as well. They deserve our best efforts to do what we can to improve the club and put the club in position to succeed in any given season.

The goal is to win a championship, but when you win and you play pretty well, and you start hearing 'All-Star' and 'Sixth Man.' That's really unbelievable.

In any situation in order to excel and reach the pinnacle with a group of people, there have to be sacrifices.

It doesn't matter if you start the game: as long as you finish it well and the team wins, that's the main thing.

I wasn't trying to make First Team All-NBA. I just wanted to win.

To be successful in football, you have to do things that put the team first. Everyone has to play their role, and if they don't do it, you're not going to win.

I want to help my team win, and this is a winning organization, so there's no added pressure.

I don't play for the attention; I work on my skills every day so I can go out and play my role to the fullest to help the team win. That's my No. 1 goal when I step on the court.

There is hard work involved, and maybe many people wouldn't like that. But for the best teams in the world who can do that without losing too many points, then it's just great.

Two minutes, 30 minutes, whatever, as long as I'm contributing to the team for the 'W.' If I score a point and we win, hey, it's the sorriest point I've ever scored but we got the win.

I don't care if I get no carries and just play special teams. I'm there to try to win football games and help that team win.

You like to be part of a championship, but you always want to be an integral part.

I want to win the MVP. I feel like, at the end of the day, it might be an individual award, but when I play better, the team also does.

What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you're in the wrong place. You boys are special. I don't want my players to be like other students. I want special people. You can learn a lot on the football field that isn't taught in the home, the church, or the classroom. There are going to be days when you think you've got no more to give and then you're going to give plenty more. You are going to have pride and class. You are going to be very special. You are going to win the national championship for Alabama.

Once you get on the playing field it's not about whether you're liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team win. That's what it's about.

I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.

Nothing means more to me than helping my team win.