Top 30 Devin Booker Quotes

If you play bad, people are going to let you know.

I’m blessed beyond measures to play the sport that I love and hopefully have longevity.

My dad always taught me the fundamentals of the game: dribble, pass, shoot. So I never relied heavily on any one thing until I got to college, when I was just adjusting to the team.

I’m growing into my manhood body.

All teams need good shooters. You can never have enough shooting.

I want to be the best in life. In all parts in life, not just basketball.

A lot of people say Klay Thompson. I get that comparison a lot. I like that.

Michigan’s been recruiting me since the eighth grade, so they have a special place in my heart, I’d say, because I’ve visited there seven times, and my mom lives in Michigan, still, and she’d probably like me to stay closer to home and play.

It’s hard because, throughout your whole career, you’re known as the top player, the best on your team, you’re playing the most minutes, and then you might not get in the game. You don’t know when you’re going to get in the game.

My whole career except for the NBA, I’ve been a winner. I want to get back to that.

For me, I grew up watching really good Detroit Pistons teams.

There’s no nights off in the NBA. That’s what makes it so special. That’s why everyone loves the game.

For me, when I was in high school, that was my ultimate dream, was to make it to the NBA.

I don’t ever want to be carried off the court.

When I moved to Mississippi, I was playing in high school, and there wasn’t a lot of talent around me. I figured out that I wasn’t going to be able to get to the bucket a lot anymore.

If it’s playmaking, I’ll do that. If it’s scoring I’ll do that. I’m trying to figure out that balance.

I respect everybody who goes to Kentucky. You know that once you sign with Kentucky, the same thing with Duke. You know each and every night it’s going to be a team’s Super Bowl. You’re going to get their best.

I’ve been around older guys most of my life; I feel like that’s definitely an advantage for me.

I like players that play off IQ.

I didn’t understand going to practice two hours early, going hard in practice, and then staying an extra hour after that. But once I started doing it, my game didn’t feel right if I didn’t do it.

Some people are born and train their whole life to be an NBA player. But some people, if it doesn’t work out, then they have no other option.

Just knowing your dad is a professional basketball player, it just makes you feel like you’re destined for.

I’m not the strongest, I’m not the fastest, I can’t jump the highest, so for me, it’s doing it in other ways: changing paces, using your body to get open, knowing your defender. A lot goes into it. You have to study the game.

All good teams have that trust and that chemistry where you’re able to get on each other and know it’s for a better purpose.

Even when I wasn’t a shooter, when I was younger, I used to watch Rip Hamilton. He was one of my favorite players with the way he moved without the ball.

If you’re not my coach, I don’t know you. Don’t say anything to me.

I think Phoenix is a place where people see the potential. They see the young core that we have. They see the fan base, the wonderful city.

I don’t want to rely on one thing. Being good at everything, that’s how you earn your spot on the floor.

It’s not ideal for me to miss any time. I love the game. I want to be out there. I can’t stand sitting the back watching games. I want to be out there fighting with my team.

I always wanted to be the best at everything. All my friends knew it.