Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Quotes

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : July 12, 1998

Now, seeing little kids that were in my AAU program, seeing where I came from, the same spot that they're in, now I'm in the NBA gives them a little hope and, I guess, just opening their eyes a little bit that, with hard work and dedication, anything is really possible no matter where you're from.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I'm a big Haribo guy.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

The only thing we can control is the present.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I'm not playing this game just to be a good basketball player. I want to be one of the greatest to ever play.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

My job is to play basketball. That's what I get paid to do, right? Whatever city that's in, it won't matter. I'm just blessed it's in O.K.C.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I want to get better each and every day and attack each and every day. Whether that be a pool workout, a sand workout, an on the court workout, I'm just trying to get better in every situation.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Once you work and work out as hard as I do, you gain confidence and it translates to the game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Obviously teams know, and everyone in the league knows how much I like to touch the paint. And with them having to guard my 3-point shot, it'll only make it easier for me to touch the paint.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Life's about ups and downs, season's about ups and downs.

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I have a good enough IQ, not the greatest IQ obviously, to know which plays I can make and which plays I shouldn't. I try to stick to myself and be who I am.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I played point guard in the past and I know myself.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I've always been into fashion. I guess the NBA kinda gave me a platform to just express myself through my clothes.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Oftentimes, I'll be looking through my closet and I realize I'll have something that was new or something I didn't realize I had.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I'm just really confident in my abilities and how hard I work.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

If you do something you love, you take pride in it. You try to do it your best.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I want to be great. But then there's the time you put into it and not everyone's willing to do that. But that's something I'm willing to do.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Anything is possible with hard work and determination. That's something I tell kids all the time when they ask questions.

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Obviously fashion is a big part of what I love, a big passion of mine.

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I'm a hooper.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Basically, when I put on clothes, it's all strictly about my mood. It's all about how I'm feeling that day or in that moment.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander