Top 45 Khris Middleton Quotes

I don’t want to be one of those players who has a good career but couldn’t get out of the first round.

I’m trying to make the game easier for everyone else.

Just knowing how to get to my spots – that’s the key. Once I get to my main spots, I feel like I have a lot of options I can go to – keep on driving, pass, or shoot. I just feel like if I can get to those spots, I can play my game.

Nothing has ever been given to me.

We had a lot of close games; we were losing games. Failing in those opportunities – when the game was close? And we needed a bucket or a stop? I wasn’t able to come through. It’s just… something that you get comfortable with as time goes on. You’re OK with failing, as long as you’re trying as hard as you can.

There aren’t any negative thoughts about my time in Detroit; I just didn’t play. Sometimes you have to go through that at different stages. I went through it during a tough period, my first year in the league, but it was a good year for me off the court.

I think mid-range shooters are hard to get to a lot of times. Guys are going at you all the way to the paint or looking to swat it at the 3-point line.

It’s a tough grind sometimes. Playing 82 games and the travel, it can wear you down. It’s definitely something you have to learn and adjust to. If you don’t, you can play your way out of the league very quickly.

You have to go through some things to get to where you want to go.

I don’t think smaller guys usually bother me on my shot too much.

I tried one tiny piece of kangaroo, which I never thought I would try, and it was actually pretty good. I probably wouldn’t eat it again, but it was still pretty good.

I have a more old-school game.

I measure myself against everybody, not just the shooting guards.

I learned in the past that winning takes care of everything. As long as I am worried about winning and doing the right things, everything will work out for me.

Giannis is truly a student of the game. He listens to the coaches, they show him film, and he’s always in the gym working on his game and trying to find ways to get better.

I’m an unselfish player.

I love everything about Christmas – the food, the 24/7 family time, watching someone you care about open the perfect present – and ’12 Days of Khrismas’ allowed me to spread that energy throughout all my communities.

We love playing the game. That’s why we’re here. That’s our job. We just want to come out and play every day.

I think Giannis can be a LeBron-type player, like an all-world, Hall of Famer, MVP, legend, one of the best ever. He’s doing the right things to put himself in that situation. I think he will get there.

Luke Cage is a beast, man. You can’t take that guy down no matter what.

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

Do I feel underrated? Yes. Does that bother me? No, not really.

Getting that degree is something that is very important to me and my family.

Nobody’s perfect, so don’t go out there and try to act like you got to live a perfect life. Be yourself, and be happy with it.

Heading into college, I was mainly just a spot-up shooter.

You have to play your game in this league.

It comes to the point where, if a midrange shot is there, I’m going to take it. If I’m open, I have to shoot that shot. That’s a great shot for the team and myself.

I have always been the kind of guy who just takes it one day at a time.

I developed my game a lot and learned how to score off the dribble. I learned how to play team defense and one-on-one defense.

I was born and raised in Charleston, SC.

You’ve got to play hard every minute you’re on the court.

Anytime you fall short with someone you’ve been with the whole time, you always ask yourself or ask the other partner, ‘Can we do this?’

We have to do what’s best for the team.

This is what you do your routine for, so when playoff basketball comes, it helps you stay fresh, sharp, energized, strong – all that.

The ultimate goal is to win a championship.

I think LeBron is the best player in the world, as far as overall in his career and what he’s doing for this league on and off the court.

I like my life. I’m not living through anybody else’s eyes, anybody else’s life; I’m enjoying mine.

In the month of December, it was my ultimate mission to find and honor the special people in my cities and provide them with experiences they would never forget.

Anytime basketball is involved, it’s fun for me.

I’ve always been trying to add stuff to my game.

I knew I wasn’t going to be a dunker.

Every team goes through a slump during the season. It’s just a matter of how fast can you get out of it.

I was a three-star recruit, went to Texas A&M, and no one really talked about me there.

A hamstring is definitely nothing to play with. There are chronic hamstring injuries where guys think it is fine, and they go out there and try to run and pull it again.

My parents always told me be confident but be humble at the same time.