Quotes from Caris LeVert

I feel like I'm a lot more mature than some people are.

I think as I've matured and learned more about food, I've stopped eating as much for taste. I eat and drink based on what I need in my body.

Getting into the paint is easy. Seeing if the help comes is easy - they either come or they don't. The hard part for me is seeing early where it's coming from and when - and if I can still finish, or if I should pass it off. Deciphering all that without overcomplicating it has been a challenge.

When I wake up in the morning, I just take 10-15 minutes and just chill in there, eyes closed, and just visualize and meditate.

The thing that wakes me up in the morning is tryna maximize my day, every single day.

I try to play with the same confidence whether I'm starting or coming off the bench.

Starting, coming off the bench, whatever it may be, I feel I can adjust and I can play pretty much any role that I'm put in.

I had big dreams and I really knew I wanted to do big things, but I wasn't sure how I was going to go about doing it.

I love it here in Brooklyn, and I want to play here a long time.

That comes with playing basketball, just nicks and bumps and things like that.

Being in Ann Arbor, if I wanted to go from my apartment to the gym, I could get on the bus and it would be a two-minute ride, or a 20-minute walk.

I feel like when people see me locking in on defense, it kind of challenged everybody else to do the same thing.

You want to be able to play for a championship, play for your city, play when it matters.

My dad pushed me really hard as a kid because he understood that I could be great. He saw the drive that I possessed, and the talent, and he didn't want to see it go to waste. So he pushed me. When he passed away, I had to push myself. And I wasn't going to be denied.

I was always told failure to plan is planning to fail, so I've always been a huge guy on planning.

For me, it's whatever happens, happens. I'm just excited to play basketball. It's a blessing.

This is what you dream about when you're a kid: You dream about March Madness, you dream about the NBA playoffs.

As a point guard, I'm a coach on the floor. I know that.

I'm kind of a clean-cut guy - I've got a little bit of a baby face.

I'm a competitor.

The biggest thing for me is just playing hard every possession.

Don't take any possession for granted.

I think that my jump shot could be more consistent. That's something I'm working on.

I do things like the float tank, which helps me get into that mindframe of calmness. I take that really seriously.