Zion Williamson Quotes

I think I'm a good enough ball handler to bring the ball up the basketball court, and my teammates do a great job of getting open.

Accelerating, dribbling, and creating opportunities are the DNA of my game.

I like the uniqueness and creativity you can have on a basketball court; there's always a different way to score. Obviously, you have teammates, so it's easier to draw up plays, and tennis, you have your patterns and where you should hit based on percentage.

There are a lot of things you learn from playing wide. You also understand the way that you can coordinate with the front three or front two.

I don't like isolation play, unless you're in the low post.

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

They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing.

I was never a great screen and roller, obviously.

In high school, I played a lot of point forward, and I had to get everyone involved.

I was a forward, a center my whole life.

My father really put that in my head that defense is one of the key things in basketball.

When you defend and rebound and you trust the pass on the offensive end, you're going to have the ability to win a lot of games.

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 play basketball; I actually like the triangle. It opens things up if you know how to move without the ball and know how to cut. That's the game you learn in high school and younger - pass, cut - basically the fundamentals of basketball, which makes it extremely difficult to 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 think I can score. But personally, I like to pass first, because people love people who pass. And I'm a point guard, so my job is to kind of get people open.

Basketball players want to be comfortable, they want to be lackadaisical, they want to make the right passes and take the right shots.

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

I know how easy it is to get assists. But you can't be a pass-first guy and get assists. You have to attack.

When you think shoot, shoot, shoot you miss open passes.

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

You don't get the ball and dribble; you get it and move it.

Isolation basketball will always be part of the game. But the system has to be predicated on ball movement and, more importantly, player movement.