Willie Cauley-Stein Quotes

Willie Cauley-Stein

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 18, 1993

I'm just unique. I do my own thing. I live by my own rules.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I used to be super self-conscious about my height. I mean, going everywhere and someone just looking at you - you're never not in the spotlight.

Willie Cauley-Stein

The way I dress, the way I talk, the way I do things, what I say on Twitter - it's just like, that's who you are, so don't try to mask who you are just because of what other people think of you.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I don't think I'm as good as people say.

Willie Cauley-Stein

Some weeks, I'll go super-hard at practice for two straight days, but then the third day, something happens away from basketball, and I'll lose focus. I'll say, 'I just want to get through practice. I don't want to conquer it today.' But then I'll go home and realize I missed a chance to get better, and it'll bother me.

Willie Cauley-Stein

You've got the power to change people's lives just by talking to them for a few minutes or by smiling at them. It makes you feel kinda weird, but it can also make you feel really good.

Willie Cauley-Stein

With my grandparents, it was almost like a hippie lifestyle. I could do whatever I wanted. If I didn't want to do my homework, I didn't do it.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I'm getting drafted because I can guard multiple positions. Anything that comes other than that, there's no pressure there.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I don't really care about my game, honestly. I just want to win.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I'm just trying to win something... I play with a chip on my shoulder, a real passion.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I play hard all the time and bring a lot of energy to the table.

Willie Cauley-Stein

A lot of kids my age can make a lot of mistakes, but college athletes that are in the spotlight, you have to grow up so much faster than regular students or regular kids your age because you are a public figure, so you get one shot, sometimes two.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I'm really straightforward. I'm going to tell you how it is. I'm going to speak my mind.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I'm real mentally strong, so there's just not a lot that people can say to get me off of my own self and lane, and my confidence.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I'm trying to be a franchise player one day.

Willie Cauley-Stein

When your teammates are telling you to score and telling you to shoot 3s, when you ain't shot a 3 in your whole life, that's cool. I mean, that makes you feel good. and, like, all the work you've put in, they are telling you to show what you have been working on.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I'm too athletic to play the dunker role at center.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I have an advantage over most big guys - I'm quicker and faster.

Willie Cauley-Stein

Call me whatever you want, but I'm eventually going to play like a power forward.

Willie Cauley-Stein

I'm not your cookie-cutter athlete, and that scares people. People don't know how to take that.

Willie Cauley-Stein