Masai Ujiri Quotes

Most of my game is not really based on explosiveness, but I've gotta have a little lift on my jumper.

I'm just here to be a leader and work on my game, work on my jump-hooks, my low-post game and just continue to get better. That's all that matters.

Giannis is truly a student of the game. He listens to the coaches, they show him film, and he's always in the gym working on his game and trying to find ways to get better.

I think my jump shot could get a lot, lot better. I could become a really big threat out there.

People say I don't have a jump shot, so that's what I've been working on.

With my jump shot, once I get that consistent, I feel like that is going to be a huge advantage for me.

I think every game in the NBA, I'm a lot better than I was before just by learning a lot.

You can never perfect nothing, really, so I need to tighten up my ballhandling, my shooting.

I'm going to continue to get better at the line.

And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

The reason I became a better player was because I came to Philly.

If you're playing basketball with someone who's better than you, you have to get better or else it's no fun.

In the beginning I used to make one terrible play a game. Then I got so I'd make one a week and finally I'd pull a bad one about once a month. Now, I'm trying to keep it down to one a season.

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.

I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so that's why I probably play it the way I do.

There's different aspects of the game you have got to pick up along the way. I think I am picking it up fairly quickly and I'm learning all the time and I can only get better.

I've been working on my defense and my inside game.

My job is to get out there and try to become the best basketball player I can be.

The older you get, the longer your jump shot becomes.

Whether I'm playing right now or not, I still have an opportunity to get better in practice. It's like sharpening my blade.

I've improved a lot in every part of the game.

I used to go to open gym to play with my friends and teammates, and I'd get there 30 to 45 minutes early so I could play one-on-one against my dad. When I reached ninth grade, I was finally able to beat him.

I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from an average high school player to the NBA.

Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better.

I tipped one in college and dunked in high school. I can still touch the rim. I've always been a guy who has been able to get off my feet. I've still got a little hop to my game.