Kawhi Leonard Quotes

I love NBA. I enjoy it, and I also really love the dominance that LeBron James brings to the court.

I've started most of the time I've been in a Knick jersey, so I just think they want me to bring a certain energy every night. They want me to bring that defensive presence because they know I can make something out of nothing on defense, and I think they just want me to bring that defensive presence every day.

The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.

I like to win, I like to compete and I like to sack the quarterback. I imagine there's a team out there looking for that.

I have often wondered why I was never captain of the Lakers.

Guys that are competitive and love to play the game of football and love their teammates, you can't have enough of those guys on your team.

NBA teams like to see guys who can help a team win a game in a lot of fashions.

I expect to play at an All-Star defensive level, and everything else will come.

Now Rubio, I like the way he plays. He's a very skilled player.

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA.

I don't think there's a position I couldn't play on this field.

I remember when I went to try out for the Olympic team in 1972, Coach Iba told me he didn't care how many points I could score because if I couldn't guard anybody, I wasn't going to make the team. I knew to make the team I had to become a better defender. If you can play offense, you can defend. It just comes down to competitive will.

I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters.

That's why I play basketball. To play a lot of minutes, and to help my team win.

I can do my job with the best of my peers in the National Football League.

I'm ready to come out and show people I'm able to play defense.

I think I'm a crazy competitor when it comes to basketball.

There's no bigger stage than this, so each and every night, every opportunity I get, I'm gonna try to prove and show the world that I'm the best perimeter defender in the NBA.

I'm a player, the coaches coach.

Wherever I played, I had an opportunity to show my attributes.

I like to be on the pitch, I like to perform and impact the game.

I always look forward to playing great players, great scorers, because I pride myself on my defense.

I get paid to play football and show everything I've got.