Grayson Allen Quotes

I know there are certain times you have to be smart with the football but I'm a gunslinger, I've always been a gunslinger and that's just what I'm gonna do.

I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there.

I'm not one of the guys that's going to hold back and try to win on points.

I don't ever feel cautious about making plays. I tell myself that injuries are more likely to occur if I try to play safe.

You can't play to not lose.

No, I don't think you can ever worry about playing not to get hurt. I think that's when you get hurt.

You can't just live cautiously, I think, when you're in a knockout game.

I can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play safe.

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

There are times where I am trying to make the big play before I even catch the football.

I'm a playmaker. I'm always attacking the rim and have somewhat of a reckless style. I try to be everywhere at once.

I think that at the start of a game, you're always playing to win, and then maybe if you're ahead late in the game, you start playing not to lose. The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

Some people get into this business and they're so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These actors end up making really safe choices. I never wanted to go that route. If I go down, I'm going down swinging.

When I was in my twenties, it felt like I was riding wild horses, and I was hoping I didn't go over a cliff.

You have to be young to be able to do things like that. Now I'm more cautious. I'm proud that I was able to do what I did - psychologically it was a great wall to climb - but sometimes I regret it.

A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to keep your job.

If you're not riddled with doubt, you've probably done something wrong.

Critics who have said a safer shot here or there would undoubtedly have won me a few more tournaments are probably correct. Going for the green in two was who I was as a boy - and it's who I remain as a man.

Had I been older - maybe 25 or 30 - I would have never tried half the things I did because I would have rationalized everything and never did it.

I always come out playing like I'm the underdog on the court. I never want anyone to catch up to me; that's just how I look at it.

I like to have an attacking style on both ends.

I don't think about taking risks anymore because there aren't any risks to take.

When I see somebody, I try to beat him on both ends of the floor. It's the game within the game that you've always got to win. That's always been my mindset. That's how I was taught how to play the game. That's how I learned. And that's what I enjoy.

In football you have to take risks if you want to win.