Fred VanVleet Quotes

Fred VanVleet

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : February 25, 1994

I don't have to tell people that I value winning. Look at my story, do your research, I've never been on a losing team in my entire life.

Fred VanVleet

Teams can tell you they value you all they want to, but until they show you the numbers, then you know what that means.

Fred VanVleet

I've always had the instinct and I always have the mind to make the right play.

Fred VanVleet

I try to play the game the right way.

Fred VanVleet

You've got to be able to be happy for other people before other people can be happy for you.

Fred VanVleet

I know that what I'm doing is paving the way for a lot of guys after me. There are guys getting drafted now that I know for a fact wouldn't have got drafted in my class or before my class, just because teams are looking at it like, 'We don't want to miss out on the next Fred VanVleet,' or 'This kid can be Fred or better,' whatever the case may be.

Fred VanVleet

We have people who work in regular jobs that come up to us and tell us that they hate their job and they have this passion and they want to pursue this passion. Those types of things mean the most to me.

Fred VanVleet

I'm a loyal guy, always have been.

Fred VanVleet

As long as I'm out there on the court fighting with my teammates and I get open shots, I'm going to shoot it regardless of what happened before. It's short-term memory and having the confidence to knock them down.

Fred VanVleet

You kind of don't know what you can't do until you get out there and do it.

Fred VanVleet

I come from one of those communities that's forgotten about and not paid attention to. Growing up, there were a lot of times where I wished my community had certain things or people to come back and just shine a light on it or put money or time or resources into it, because it can change somebody's life.

Fred VanVleet

I found that Toronto has a lot of my similar mindset, which is the underdog mentality and just feeling like you have a chip on your shoulder all the time, feeling eager to prove yourself.

Fred VanVleet

I'm very ambitious and I'm not shy about it.

Fred VanVleet

I'll continue to work on my body and find different ways to be creative to be better and be more healthy and be strong and be more fit.

Fred VanVleet

I got to find ways to get better so at least I can say I've done everything that I possibly could.

Fred VanVleet

I really love the game. I really love basketball.

Fred VanVleet

I love being in the gym.

Fred VanVleet

I don't always love everything that comes with it, but I really love the game.

Fred VanVleet

I'm not the most amazing athlete - I understand that.

Fred VanVleet

I think I just earned the coaches' respect. That's not to say by any stretch that I'm dictating any game plans or coverages or anything. But to have that little voice is huge and something I take a lot of pride in.

Fred VanVleet