Austin Rivers Quotes

Austin Rivers

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : August 1, 1992

You can't play worrying about, like, what will other people say about me. That's not how I've ever approached the game.

Austin Rivers

We're caught in an era where everyone likes riding a wave. People want to go to places that are already on the rise and going to franchises that are already doing really well. And people have lost interest in going somewhere and making something great again.

Austin Rivers

My dad's been like, 'You'll never beat me.' That's how my dad is.

Austin Rivers

Just being in the NBA, period, would be great.

Austin Rivers

I don't really like to escalate anything.

Austin Rivers

I cross somebody once a game. Now whether you make an elite shot or whatever determines if it's a highlight, but I cross someone once a game, James Harden crosses someone four or five times a game. When you're guarding guys, you have to understand it's going to happen.

Austin Rivers

I keep all my trash talk to basketball. I don't ever go after anybody.

Austin Rivers

I stopped trying to show everybody I could play. I don't need to show anybody anything. Just go be myself, and if I do that, then I can really show how good of a player I can be.

Austin Rivers

Hate equals motivation. Five years ago, I was known as Doc Rivers's son, and now I'm known as my own person, and that's through hard work.

Austin Rivers

On any team I've played for, I'm going to play good minutes.

Austin Rivers

I trust my hard work, so why wouldn't I be confident?

Austin Rivers

When I came here to L.A., I can't give enough credit to the coaches and the players I play with.

Austin Rivers

I played on the same AAU team with Brandon Knight.

Austin Rivers

I've always been a fan of Patrick Beverley.

Austin Rivers

I was the 10th pick, people were thinking could be an All-Star, but I turned out to be a pretty damn good pro.

Austin Rivers

I want my son to look at me the way I looked at my pops. That's what I want from him.

Austin Rivers

Golden Oreo cookies. I've got 10 boxes of them in my room. I am obsessed with them. But I burn them right off in practice.

Austin Rivers

I can go a week without playing and be all right.

Austin Rivers

People always talk about 'Oh, it's so nice that you give back.' It just kind of becomes words. When you see it, when you actually put it together and you see the amount of impact you have on a kid, they're going to remember this for the rest of their life.

Austin Rivers

When your move with your left hand can be just as potent as your right hand, I think that's pretty special. I think that's why Kyrie's the best, because he finishes so well around the rim with his left or right.

Austin Rivers