Words matter. These are the best Avery Bradley Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I just try to come in every single day and be professional and work as hard as I can. I feel like you can’t replace that.
I’m so excited to play with Udonis Haslem.
People are honest, that’s the culture. East Coast, but specifically Boston. People are just good people.
There’s a lot of guys that I obviously admire. The Gary Paytons, me growing up in Seattle being able to watch him play. Even my peers now, the Patrick Beverleys and the Kawhi Leonards, I admire those guys.
I want people to see me as a two-way player. A defensive player and an offensive player.
I play because God blessed me to play this game and that’s what I enjoy doing.
I would hope no one would be satisfied with a loss.
I got in a lot of fights growing up, and not just basketball fights.
I think anything’s possible for me with my attitude and my desire to want to get better every single day as a person and as a basketball player, I think anything’s possible for me.
I’m pretty sure every team in the NBA would love to have Paul Pierce on their team.
It’s the best feeling in the world. I’m pretty sure if you don’t have kids, you hear everybody say that. It’s the most amazing feeling in the world seeing somebody that’s just like you.
Because I am so quiet, you don’t really know what I’m thinking. You don’t know if I’m working hard on my game, you really don’t know.
The most important thing with me is consistency.
When I see one of my teammates make a good play, to keep that energy going, I feel like that’s what I do on the defensive end, and then make a good offensive play.
I try to leave everything on the floor every single game.
You have to continue to be positive and go out there and play hard, no matter what the outcome is.
This is the NBA; you can’t stop everybody from scoring 30. But that 30? They’re going to work for every point they get. And that’s my mindset.
I really don’t talk much.
It’s different, but I prefer my people on the East Coast. Some people might be offended by that, but I mean, especially knowing I’m from the West Coast. I don’t know if it’s because it’s home for me or what, but I just feel like people are real good friends. That’s all it is.
You could say I try to eliminate people.
Everyone around me, my family and my friends, always said that, ‘You have to play for Miami Heat.’
I am 10 years in this league. The physical possession of a ring doesn’t make me feel like more or less of a person.
I play basketball strictly for enjoyment and to add to the support of my family.
I love the game of basketball so much. I have a lot of goals for myself. I want to make sure I compete every single day.
Obviously people have guarded me a lot different because of me being able to make shots.
I want to work on finishing at the basket more as far as more floaters, being more consistent.
From playing with the guys that I played with, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, I learned a lot about the game. I learned how to finish games.
I always say all the time that’s what the NBA is all about – getting to play against the best guys and opportunities to redeem yourself against teams that beat you.
I’m just excited to be here in Miami and have an opportunity to be part of a great culture like this.
We all know what it means to be a Miami Heat player, the passion and the dedication it takes to be a part of this culture. And I always felt like if I ever got an opportunity to play here, then I would fit in perfect.
You go through a lot throughout a season. You’re going to face a lot of adversity. And the best teams overcome any type of adversity.
That’s what the game is supposed to be about: always wanting to get better, be the best you can be. I hold myself to that every single summer, every single year.
I feel like I’m one of the rare cases in this league of a two-way player. I feel like it’s hard for certain people to be able to coach me because of that.
Growing up I was a different person than I am now. Now I’m the quiet, laid-back one, but I used to be the wild one in the group. I was like the bully.
I wanted to challenge myself to reach my full potential as a player.
I’m just ready to do whatever my team needs me to do. I’m just going to be prepared and ready to go out there and do my role, and do whatever my team needs me to do to win games.
I’ve always been a player who played with a chip on my shoulder.
But I love to fish – that’s a hobby of mine.
It makes me happy knowing my teammates are always going to have my back defensively, and I’m always going to have theirs.
I played with Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. They were my high school teammates.
The actual act of sitting out doesn’t directly fight systemic racism. But it does highlight the reality that without black athletes, the NBA wouldn’t be what it is today. The league has a responsibility to our communities in helping to empower us – just as we have made the NBA brand strong.
Of course I feel like any player that plays this game should want to reach the highest level and the highest accolades, which includes the All-Star Game. So, yeah, I would be dumb not to want to be an All-Star.
You can ask all the best players in the NBA – there’s not one player in the NBA that guards them like me.
Every night, you’re going up against an elite guard and there’s really nothing you can do. You either have to be God-gifted and move your feet, or else you’re toast.
I’m trying to add and show more every single year, you know, as much as our system allows me.