Quotes from Malcolm Brogdon

My game from college has translated into the pros.

I think, as a rookie, what guys need to be judged on most coming in the league is feel. Not skill, not shooting, not stats, not even passing, but that feel for the game, the ability to read situations and make the right play.

The better the competition is, the more skilled guys are, the more fundamental you have to be.

I saw from a very young age the value of clean water in communities in Africa. I made a promise to myself that once I reached a time and place in my career where I could do more, I would.

A lot of times,, you are not going to fit in; a lot of times you are going to have to skip those parties to get to where you want to be.

People would downplay how good I was, or my athleticism would be the knock, and that added fuel to the fire.

I think it speaks a lot to Coach Kidd and my teammates to trust me as a rookie to make plays down the stretch. When they put that confidence in you, it's hard not to try to make plays.

Soccer is still my favourite sport.

I don't think any other college coach could have prepared me as well as Coach Bennett, just in terms of mental toughness, being able to grasp concepts and retain information.

Before I came to Milwaukee, I'd heard the city was the most segregated in the country. I'd heard it was racist. When I got here, it was extremely segregated. I've never lived in a city this segregated.

Momentum is everything in this league.

Being raised, I think, in a household where your parents really taught you never to let people see you sweatin' - that's the motto I live by.

My whole career, I've been an underdog, I've been underestimated. Therefore, I've had a chip on my shoulder my entire career. Being drafted in the second round when you think you're supposed to be in the first round, a lottery pick, the chip grows bigger. And you have more to prove.

I wasn't sure how it would unfold once I got to the NBA, but I knew if I got to the NBA, I could then have the platform and have the resources and the connections and the people around me that had more connections and more resources to help me really impact a lot of people's lives.

I was lucky I had a mom who had seen it all. From seeing my grandfather march in the Civil Rights era, she understood the depth, character, and stability you need to go through racism. She taught me not to accept it to but deal with it and be better than it.

Regardless of what the stakes are, our attitude and our mindset doesn't change.

As a three shooter, seeing one go through the net, that's all you need to just be shooting it confidently again.

I'm not flashy. I'll do nice things on the floor, but I'm not going to do the really impressive dunk or make the really impressive block. I think that's what fans enjoy most about coming to basketball games, but that's not what I provide night in, night out.

You have to keep shooting, even on tough shooting nights. You have to believe the next shot is going in.

It's amazing how sports is a way to control the masses. But it also unites people.

The big thing that Giannis brings to the game for us is pace, being able to get up and down the floor and play fast. We got to continue to do that and not lose momentum when he comes out of the game.

You're going to go through ups; you're going to go through downs. But staying steady is most important, and being able to bounce back is also very important.

There are going to be ups and downs, but you have to have a steady mindset, regardless of the situation you're in.

I think just consistency. That's the hardest thing to do in this league, especially for a rookie. There are going to be ups and downs.