Top 55 Willie Cauley-Stein Quotes

I wish I still had all of my old schoolwork. I’d just have all the sketches around the schoolwork, and none of the schoolwork done. Just sketches all around. I was always doodling something.

You’re a pick-and-pop guy sometimes. You can get rolling with what the defense gives you.

Some of my conversations with Jay, I’m not really saying much, just listening. It’s really just learning. I’m trying to have Jay Z’s money.

I have a tattoo on my arm that says, ‘The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.’

The outlook is for me to grow.

I’m just trying to win something… I play with a chip on my shoulder, a real passion.

Being able to hedge on a ball screen and the guy coming off and being able to guard him for a brief second and then go back and block a shot in one possessions, that’s big. There’s not many dudes that can do that.

Defense is natural. Defense is a reaction. Offense – you’ve gotta do the moves; you’ve gotta get it down pat.

It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. You know what you’ve done and what you’ve been through to get to where you are.

I remember the Vince Carter Raptor days: playing all the video games with him. Playing against him is one thing; having a chance to learn from him is a whole – another level of excitement.

How you balance class and school and other stuff outside, then working out twice a day – as a freshman, you’re thrown right into that. It’s good for you. It makes you go through adversity.

I’m too athletic to play the dunker role at center.

I had to sit out for 21 weeks. I got to feel what it would be like if I didn’t play, and I can’t imagine not playing.

The only problem that I had in my younger years and in college was not knowing if I had the confidence on the offensive side to just take over.

One of the best ways to express yourself is the way you dress.

I just want to hoop freely.

I love being at Kentucky. I love the fan base. I love the community. I love the people there. So it’s like, why not stay until they make you leave?

I’m really straightforward. I’m going to tell you how it is. I’m going to speak my mind.

Every game is a playoff game.

A lot of kids my age can make a lot of mistakes, but college athletes that are in the spotlight, you have to grow up so much faster than regular students or regular kids your age because you are a public figure, so you get one shot, sometimes two.

Wherever I’m needed, I’ll go and play. It’s that simple.

I see myself as the No. 1 player in the draft, but it is what it is. You can just take it day-by-day, put in the work, and the draft is going to be the outcome of whatever the draft is.

I got some skills I can build on; I can be an all-around player.

A lot of NBA GMs have asked me about me why I changed my middle name to Trill. Actually, the reason why I filed the paperwork to change my name was so that I could officially add my mother’s last name, Stein, to my own. My mom is my best friend, and I wanted to honor her.

When your teammates are telling you to score and telling you to shoot 3s, when you ain’t shot a 3 in your whole life, that’s cool. I mean, that makes you feel good. and, like, all the work you’ve put in, they are telling you to show what you have been working on.

You can do anything. Put the time in to do it, and you could do it.

I have a mental coach, which is super cool, but it’s also kind of eerie at times.

I’m talented enough to do a lot of different things.

I understand what it takes to be an elite player in the league.

My life revolves around the ball.

I’ve gotten better every year. I’m only going to continue to get better and better, and I’m just scratching the surface. I’m 25 years old, and I’ve been hooping at a high level for a long time.

I have to be mentally right every time I take the floor.

I probably started painting when I was in preschool.

You got to be interested in other things. If you focus on one thing, you’re going to eventually – like, you’re going to get bored with it, or you’re going to get burned out on it.

If you want to be a good shot-blocker, you’re going to be a good shot-blocker. It’s simple. You can’t teach it. You’re either good at it, or you’re not good at it. If you’re good at it, then be really good at it.

I’m not your average athlete. I’m good at other things. I’m not just a basketball player. I’m multi-talented.

I used to be super self-conscious about my height. I mean, going everywhere and someone just looking at you – you’re never not in the spotlight.

I can play three positions – five in college – but realistically three in the NBA.

I’m just unique. I do my own thing. I live by my own rules.

I think that’s one of the things that intrigues people the most: my defensive versatility. My movement and mobility is something that piques everybody’s interest.

Everybody knows that I can play defense. I’ve showed at times that I can score, but I just think they want to know, ‘How consistent are you in your moves?’

I’m trying to be a franchise player one day.

Basketball is everything, but I love fashion, too!

Being able to guard the pick and roll makes you a high asset in the NBA.

You’ve got the power to change people’s lives just by talking to them for a few minutes or by smiling at them. It makes you feel kinda weird, but it can also make you feel really good.

‘Trill’ is a combination of ‘true’ and ‘real.’ It’s my philosophy.

With my grandparents, it was almost like a hippie lifestyle. I could do whatever I wanted. If I didn’t want to do my homework, I didn’t do it.

The way I dress, the way I talk, the way I do things, what I say on Twitter – it’s just like, that’s who you are, so don’t try to mask who you are just because of what other people think of you.

Call me whatever you want, but I’m eventually going to play like a power forward.

A lot of the quote-unquote interests that I have are not really interests.

If I really want to be the best player in the country, all I have to do is work at it, and eventually, you’re gonna get there.

I’m getting drafted because I can guard multiple positions. Anything that comes other than that, there’s no pressure there.

Numbers don’t lie. I think it’s pretty cut and dry what consistency is.

I love football.

I don’t think I’m as good as people say.