Isaiah Thomas Quotes

You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.

At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area.

To be a great player or a good player in the NBA, I have to work on my perimeter game.

On the court, I want to try and get to the free-throw line a little more. And as a point guard, you can always get better at your decision-making and limiting your mistakes.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

In the NBA, there is a guy guarding you, and you really have to try shooting over him.

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

I think it's getting proven I've got good mechanics; I make my free throws. I handle the ball, too. I can do a lot of things I didn't do in college.

In college, I got better at playing the 2, kind of got a feel for it coming off screens, found my rhythm. Before that I was a natural point guard.

I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.

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

I want to improve my shooting, my free throw shooting, keeping my turnovers down.

I can shoot the basketball, I can get to the basket.

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

I am very confident in my game, whether I'm shooting, driving or creating for my teammates.

Most of basketball is in the mind. But it helps to have big hands.

I couldn't shoot and I couldn't score in high school. All I could do is dunk and play defense.

It's very important to know how to dribble and pass and catch and cut at a very high level if you want to be a good basketball player.

Really I can do everything on the court: pass, shoot, dribble, score.

To play the game at this level, I've got to continue to get better. I've got to stay consistent, still work on my ballhandling and I've got to become a great defender.

I want to work on finishing at the basket more as far as more floaters, being more consistent.

In high school, AAU, even prep school, I didn't really know how to play basketball. It was kind of like, 'Let's throw the balls out, go get buckets, just score, and go play.'

My teammates tell me to shoot the ball when I'm open. I feel like I'm open most of the time, so I shoot it.

It's just about working on everything, perfecting everything, like my 3-point shot or ball handling.

I'm a really good shooter, three-point shooter. I'm good at defense. Dribbling, not so much.