Trey Burke Quotes

A point guard can carry a team - if he has all the right stuff.

It's not enough just being a good passer of the ball.

I grew up as a point guard, and as a point guard you learn how to navigate situations.

I've always been the point guard, always been the floor general out there, and it's helped me see things I didn't previously see on offense from a shooting guard standpoint.

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.

I think my game isn't very flashy, but the test of time for the position of quarterback is how fast can you get the ball out of your hands to the right guy? And I think I do that better than everyone else.

I love everything about being a quarterback. The ball is in your hand at every play. You can have a huge impact on the game. It is a challenge.

I realize the responsibility of being a starting point guard.

I always think of myself as a point guard.

At the end of the day, a point guard's got to do his job.

With my game, my biggest asset is being a point guard who can get into the paint.

You're not getting any recognition as a point guard if you ain't winning.

You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.

You can lead a team in a lot of different ways. It can be talking to somebody who is down or, during the course of a game, looking to penetrate and then dropping the ball off to someone else for an easy bucket.

He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game.

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.

As a player, I could have the ball in my hands; I could kind of dictate what happens. I'm still learning, a young coach with young players. Sometimes I'm going to see things. They're not going to see what I see. So it's being able to translate that and help them see what I'm seeing.

When you play quarterback, you have to process information quickly, get the ball out of your hand to the right guy.

I'm like a point guard. Barack is about ideas and questions, and I don't have all the answers. He trusts me to pass the ball to others to give him points of view.

I started out real young as a tight end, but I was never getting the football. I knew when I played basketball, I loved to have control of the ball. When I played baseball, I was a pitcher. I always wanted to be the guy throwing the passes and making a difference, I guess.

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

My favorite point guard, growing up, was Magic Johnson. The reason why I say that is he was a winner, and he did everything in his power to make his teammates better. That's what the game is all about as a point guard.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

With the ball in your hands as the point guard, you want to be able to control the game and take care of it.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.