Top 70 Kevin Knox Quotes

There’s a lot of players that get starstruck.

I love Drake and Future, and I gotta bump some Jay Z for that New York flavour too.

My family’s big on discipline, respect, manners, make sure that we respect our elders. So that’s kind of what the military is. You have to say, ‘Yes sir,’ ‘No ma’am,’ ‘Yes ma’am.’ All that stuff. That’s kind of the mold my dad has for my brothers and I.

Playing quarterback you have to have quick reactions. You’ve got to be able to know pretty much everything that’s going on on the field, lateral quickness, lateral movements in the pocket.

Kevin Durant’s kind of been my favorite player my whole life, so it’s going to be fun going against him in the Garden.

A lot of coaches might yank you after the first couple shots don’t go in.

I’m nervous before all games, but once I hit that first shot, the jitters go away.

I have to work my way up. There’s nothing guaranteed in this league.

My favorite Subway sandwiches are meatball and chipotle chicken.

I’m versatile, so it’s easy for me to play any type of game.

People have different mentalities, different loves.

Personally, I wanna be in an All-Star Game. Get All-NBA.

I want to play years in this league.

You come into the NBA, dudes are trying to come after you. You’re a rookie. They look at you as fresh meat.

At Kentucky, I was kind of a role player.

If I played a bad game, there’s gonna be people out there that want to try to bring me down. But I always stay up.

I learned a lot my rookie season – the pace of the game. Playing at the right pace, not 100 miles an hour.

It’d be crazy to be an all-time great in New York City. That’s a dream come true.

Every coach has told me I’m positionless. They want me to play an all around type of game.

Maybe I’ll have a different role in the NBA than college.

I love the military, of course, but it wasn’t my thing. Sports was my thing.

I want to make it to the championship.

My whole family growing up played sports, so I’m definitely from a strong sporting background.

I like to watch college basketball, high school – don’t matter who it is.

The competitive spirit and the way we worked hard growing up came naturally to me from my family.

I just want to win as a team, take road games, play some of the top teams and beat them to make the playoffs.

That’s something I loved growing up – the other team yelling, hyped, student section, all of that gets me going.

That’s why I love this game, that’s why I play this game, that’s the goal. I want to be great.

I’m going to keep shooting, keep getting in the gym, keep working.

Overseas and going straight to the NBA wasn’t even an option.

I need to focus on getting to the free-throw line and knocking them down in practice and getting them in the game.

My first time at Staples Center – it was a great win, great experience. It was fun to play there – a lot of big games have been played there.

Offensively, I can play different positions.

Eight minutes is a long time in basketball.

I have the tools and the size to be a good defender. I’ve just got to be able to put it all together.

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It’s not always fun. It burns inside to play defense. But you have to keep working and eventually defense is something you get used to.

I would love to add to the rich tradition that Duke University holds on and off the court, and play for one of the all time great coaches, Coach K. I would love to go up to Chapel Hill, play for Roy Williams, and chase back-to-back National Championships at North Carolina.

A lot of people say you can’t make the league if you can’t play defense, so I really play really good defense. That’s something I really pride myself on.

Ultimately I want to win. That’s my main focus as my rookie year.

Guys in the league have grown-man strength. They’re not going to move off when you bump them. They know your moves and are going to cut them off. You have to be strong and have counters. You have to slow down.

Like I tell myself all the time, you have to keep shooting. I’m not going to stop shooting.

I really enjoy watching on the side because I can really see the game from a different perspective.

I want to win as many games as possible.

I played football until my sophomore year of high school, then I stopped.

How to you use your lower body is a big thing you got to be able to use in the NBA.

Everyone who’s great – play any sport, tennis, basketball, football, volleyball, swimming, don’t matter, everyone’s failed. Everyone’s gonna fail. It’s how you bounce back.

Defensively, I think I’m very versatile, I can guard different positions.

Every rookie, every player, is going to go through their struggles throughout the season.

Most rookies coming in, they’re a little short on the 3-point line because it’s a little further back. But once you adjust to it, you’ll be fine.

I would love to play for Leonard Hamilton and follow in the footsteps of my father at Florida State, where he played wide receiver and after a great career as a Seminole was drafted into the NFL.

I learned a lot at Kentucky.

I can play pretty much 1-5.

It’s not really in my genes to be walking around looking like a body builder.

Starting should be a goal for every rookie.

Playing at Kentucky, before 24,000 people, you have to learn how to grow real fast and play under pressure and playing on ESPN with millions of people watching. Right away, you learn how to play under control.

Everyone knows Summer League isn’t the real deal.

One thing I learned when struggling, you got to get to your spots.

I love playing away games, love going against people on the road.

I grew up playing sports. But I always celebrate Veterans Day.

I’m going to have to work it, compete for that starting spot, compete for that job. I’m willing to come in and work, willing to compete and go at people in practice so I can have that ability to start in the starting lineup.

I think by me playing inside-out, it’s really been opening up that 3-point shot for me.

If I have a wide open look, I’m going to shoot it.

I’m fine with pressure. I went to Kentucky, dealt with it all season, playing in front of all the top teams and top crowds.

When I was in high school watching college games, I was like ‘I can’t wait to get to March Madness.’

I would love to join Big Blue Nation and play for Coach Calipari at Kentucky, and I would love to join my close friend Michael Porter Jr. and play for coach Cuonzo Martin at Missouri.

I’m going to get criticized my whole career.

My dad really pushed me, my brother and my sisters from young to be great. We’ve taken the time and put a lot of work in, so I’m sure we can all go on and achieve some great things.

No matter whether you’re hurting or it’s just a precaution, you gotta eat right, make sure that you’re protecting your body because 82 games and all those road trips – it’s going to be a lot.

I’m never going to get down on myself.