Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Quotes

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Profession : Athlete

Birth : February 18, 1993

To play the game at this level, I've got to continue to get better. I've got to stay consistent, still work on my ballhandling and I've got to become a great defender.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I can bring a lot. I play both sides of the ball. I defend. I have an offensive game. I rebound the ball. I get steals a lot.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

My teammates are part of my family as well.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I can focus on just one thing - that's basketball.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

You've got the same rhythm every day just to keep you going. So once that rhythm is broken, it's kind of hard to get back with it when you got a lot of things going on.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I built my career in the league playing defense and making shots, and also making plays when I needed to.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I see myself as what I'm worth.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

It'd be nice to settle down in a great home instead of just moving around and stuff like that.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I just got to be ready to knock down shots.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

When I was in the second unit, it just took me time to find my rhythm just playing with a lot of new guys. But once I got in the starting lineup, it kind of just opened up a little bit.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

When I get up, I usually have a missed call from either my sons or my wife. Every day we try to talk on FaceTime, try to talk after practice and stuff like that throughout the day. Try to stay in contact as much as possible.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Like each and every year I got to think that way, anyway. I got to think about the next person trying to come in and take my job, so I got to continue to... work hard and prove myself.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Showing teams I can do more than just shoot the ball, that's really going to help me out.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Most teams won't really focus on one player because they've got multiple players to defend and that will open up a lot of things for me.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

If you've got a big man who scores the ball, you've got to defend, and if you've got a shooter, you've got to pick and choose who you're going to defend.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

That's part of my game: just running the wing, defending.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I'm good for running. I run every day. That's me. I like to run.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Nine times out of 10 I'd like to bet on myself.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

That's what I do - I run the floor, I run the wing. Either get easy layups or transition threes.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I can only focus on what I can control.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope