Jayson Tatum Quotes

If that's my job to lead and if that's my job to go out there and play defense, take charges, dive into the stands, then that's what I'm going to do if that's what it takes to win basketball games.

I came in the league as not a shooter, not a scorer. My game was to play defense and make my teammates better. The most important stat to me was that left column - winning. Nothing else matters.

It's hard going out there and not doing what I can to help this team win.

I think I can come in the game, bring a lot of energy on both sides of the ball. Just try to play my part and do anything to help the team win.

I do whatever the team needs to do on offense or defense, whatever it is to win. And I'm a competitor.

I just want to go out there and do what I can do, contribute in the ways that I can. Whether I get exposure or not, it's about winning.

I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

I just focus on what the team needs me to do to win.

I rather win one championship as a key player than four championships as a part-time player.

It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of the court. That's all that matters.

I help my team win. That's overall what I do best. If you watch me play, I'm usually going to be on the winning team. Whether it's scoring enough points or rebounding enough or guarding the best player on the other team, I'm gonna do what it takes to win.

I think there's a role for everybody. Even a guy who's not known as a scorer, like a DeAndre Jordan - he sets the best screens, he blocks the most shots, he gets the most rebounds, he's great for your team, he helps you win games. Like, he helps you win big.

Once you get on the playing field it's not about whether you're liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team win. That's what it's about.

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.

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.

The thing a player has to ask himself: 'Do you want to choose winning over standing out?' Dwyane Wade made that choice, and I don't think he gets enough credit.

I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready.

I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way.

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football.

I took a back seat and did whatever it took for the team to win.

I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent.

I want to do whatever will make my team win.

We gotta play hard and leave it all out there. Dive for lose balls, take charges, just do whatever it takes to win the game.

It's always a tough process when you're always the best guy on your team, in high school, in middle school, AAU and things like that. Then you come together, and you may not be the best guy on the team. You may have to adjust. You may not be a go to scorer. You may have to be a picker. You may have to be a rebounder.