Kyle Kuzma Quotes

Kyle Kuzma

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 24, 1995

You know how you're in elementary school and the teacher goes around the room and, like, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'NBA player.' And she's like, 'Well, OK. Maybe pick a real job.' But I really believed it. I felt like I was meant to be here.

Kyle Kuzma

A lot of people think it takes millions of dollars to give back or inspire, but just you showing up means a lot.

Kyle Kuzma

Every time I'm on the court, I think I'm the best player. That's the mind-set a lot of players should have.

Kyle Kuzma

Going into a new school, you don't want to be the new kid and be quiet and shy. You want to stand out. You want people to know who you are in that school. I think that also helped me growing up. I always wanted people to know me throughout the school.

Kyle Kuzma

Flint is a very tough place to live. The environment is definitely a different type of environment than anywhere else in the country, I feel like.

Kyle Kuzma

When I'm locked in and focused, I can do pretty much anything I want.

Kyle Kuzma

I don't go to malls. I've just always been a simple person. I hang out, work out. That's what I think is fun.

Kyle Kuzma

I just want to be a complete player.

Kyle Kuzma

I've always kinda guarded perimeter guys. I'm a little bit more comfortable guarding guys off screens. It kinda keeps me engaged in the game, locked in.

Kyle Kuzma

I've never really been a numbers guy... I like to score, for sure... but my main thing is I want to win.

Kyle Kuzma

All the top guys are complete players, and if I'm not, I won't be there.

Kyle Kuzma

You're going to have people that are high on you one day and low on you the next. For me, it's just to stay levelheaded and stay working.

Kyle Kuzma

I think I can bring to the NBA versatility. I feel like the league is going toward four men that can pass, dribble, shoot, rebound, defend. I think I can do all that and bring that to the table at the highest level.

Kyle Kuzma

It's one thing to talk to a vet about something, but when you're talking to a fellow rookie going through the same struggles you are, you kind of understand it - and you grow together like that.

Kyle Kuzma

Flint is a big, industrial city. But when I was growing up, they had the recession, lead in the water, and all this other stuff. The city was really depleted.

Kyle Kuzma

Sure, there's a lot of negativity, but basketball is such a huge thing in my community. Flint has a very rich tradition in basketball.

Kyle Kuzma

I want to clean up my handle. Get stronger. Those are the things that will help me out in the long run.

Kyle Kuzma

I have a very high love for the game. My mom would always drop me off at the YMCA downtown in Flint, and I'd stay there all day. If she couldn't take me, I'd take the bus there and be there until she'd pick me up when she got off work. I've always had the love for basketball.

Kyle Kuzma

I've always been a self-motivated guy for basketball.

Kyle Kuzma

Until you're a rookie, you don't know what NBA game shape is.

Kyle Kuzma