Larry Nance, Jr. Quotes

Larry Nance, Jr.

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : January 1, 1993

I don't play anymore 5 really. Thank goodness.

Larry Nance, Jr.

The whole idea for me behind shooting 3s is, obviously I want to make them and I want to become very efficient and very good at it, but for me it's getting into the lane.

Larry Nance, Jr.

Teams desperately don't want me off the dribble in the lane. For me, if I can shoot well enough to have them close out to me then my first step is too fast for these big guys to stay in front. Once I get downhill that's when playmaking ensues.

Larry Nance, Jr.

In L.A., everyone wants to be an actor. Everyone's putting on a front, it seems. It comes with Hollywood and the whole show that is L.A. Cleveland's almost the total opposite. People here aren't flashy. They don't show off. They're salt of the earth Midwestern people, and I love that.

Larry Nance, Jr.

I like to use the platform I have as a professional athlete to educate people about Crohn's and allow kids, mainly, to see that, even though you have a disease, it doesn't mean your wildest dreams can't come true.

Larry Nance, Jr.

Channing Frye is the biggest video game nerd you'll ever meet.

Larry Nance, Jr.

I'm a move junkie.

Larry Nance, Jr.

I love playing the 3. I love playing the 3 from a mainly defensive standpoint.

Larry Nance, Jr.

I feel like I'm big enough and strong enough to stay with the strongest of 3s. I feel like I'm quick enough and athletic enough to stay with the quicker, more agile ball-handling 3s.

Larry Nance, Jr.

I love basketball.

Larry Nance, Jr.

I know I can shoot, my teammates know I can shoot, my coaches know I can shoot. But it's hard to stay confident when so many of them just rattle out.

Larry Nance, Jr.

My dad never pushed me to play basketball. I tried it, and I was pretty rag-tag for a long time.

Larry Nance, Jr.

I was more of a soccer player.

Larry Nance, Jr.

The only offers I had were Wyoming and Bowling Green.

Larry Nance, Jr.

Coach Shyatt is all about defense. I mean, you don't even look at the offensive end of the floor until you learn to play defense.

Larry Nance, Jr.

The Remicade is what keeps me healthy, and when that starts to dwindle a little bit, I feel it. I wouldn't say it affects me too much - I'm pretty good at fighting through it - but it's definitely something that when it gets to that time, I start taking more naps and stuff like that.

Larry Nance, Jr.

Mamba mentality, I wish more people got to see it up close and see it in person.

Larry Nance, Jr.

I would describe myself as a winning basketball player. That manifests itself in a lot of different ways on a lot of different nights.

Larry Nance, Jr.

One thing I can tell you, there's a place on every single team for a winning player. That's all I tried to be night in and night out.

Larry Nance, Jr.

The biggest thing for me is my confidence. I know I can shoot the 3, that I can shoot deep 2s.

Larry Nance, Jr.