Donovan Mitchell Quotes

You hear all these stories about, 'There's one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.' To see people cheering for me and when they say my name, it's just crazy. It's still crazy to me.

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'

My Olympic voyage has continued because it is so rewarding.

I literally worked from the bottom up to where I am now.

It's one thing to make it to the NBA. It's one thing to make the playoffs your first year. It's one thing to make the playoffs your second year. But if you want to be great, you've got to continue to work.

I want to categorically say that whatever I am, I have made a space for myself in Indian politics and media out of my own perseverance and hard work.

It's a great opportunity to get picked top 10 in the draft. It's just a dream that I've always had.

Growing up, people will tell you that you have a better chance to become an astronaut than becoming an NBA player. So when you finally get to the NBA, you've beat the odds. So when you put on that jersey, everything else is downhill.

There's no greater feeling, I would imagine, than winning a national championship in that one year and then hopefully going to the NBA.

I wanted to be a world champion of some sorts since I got into the industry, when I was 15 years old, and I was able to do that.

I'm proud of everything I accomplished in this sport.

I'm such a day-to-day person and 'Sports Illustrated' was a 12-year-long dream that finally came true.

While growing up, my dream and my goal was to win an Olympic gold medal. I did that, and both times, they were the proudest moments in my amateur career.

When I signed for United, I felt like it was a reward for everything that I'd been through in my life.

I want people who visit my Instagram account to realize how hard I've worked for everything I have now.

It wasn't nice having to work full-time. It's a rise that I wouldn't have predicted, but it's a good example for younger players of what can be achieved.

I did almost everything in my footballing career.

My goal is to the best player in the NBA. That's what I'm focusing on each and every day.

I'm lucky. I got a chance to play major-league baseball.

When I was playing on the tour, I never really thought about the Hall of Fame because you're always thinking about your game and how you can do better.

I've always been a big believer that winning a Super Bowl is an outstanding achievement, but that doesn't really reflect on what type of career that a person has had.

I see it like, I've been working really hard for a long time, and I've accomplished a lot of what I've wanted to professionally. I've been really blessed, and that's all I look at.

I can really appreciate how hard it is to win a major, and to win back-to-back is special.

To be a world champion from Oklahoma is something that really pushes me.