Nick Kyrgios Quotes

When I play, there are things throughout the game that I notice, especially rebounding.

My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it's there, and make plays for my team.

I guess I get the most notoriety from my shooting. But I like passing and movement, making the game easy.

I know I have to be good on pick-and-rolls.

In Atlanta, we ran a motion offense, so, obviously, I was on the move a lot.

I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.

First, I'm just trying to set screens for my teammates and then just be aggressive, make the right play.

Center is a very tough position to play.

Of course I love basketball.

When I go on the basketball court, I don't think about who's guarding me.

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

I was a forward, a center my whole life.

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.

I always felt defense was a big part of my game.

You can't just score more points than last year without playing defense.

I still have a lot of confidence in my offensive game. I try to get guys involved and get in the lane, but defense is my backbone.

I built my career in the league playing defense and making shots, and also making plays when I needed to.

I love being a wing, you can make plays there and also get down there to download the bigs so I feel that is the perfect position for me.

I love playing center.

If you ask the guys I played with when I was little, they'll all tell you the same thing. All I did was catch and shoot. I didn't do anything else.

When kids start playing basketball, they all think about scoring.

I'm just a basketball player. There's so much I can do on the floor.

I think I'm a good offensive player, good defensive player. I do it on both ends of the floor.

Basketball is not like football: It's not a car accident happening every play. Over the nine months, you can rest in practice and take off some minutes in games.

It's hard to play basketball without a point guard - it's an important position.