Quotes from Jimmer Fredette

Being in the D-League, I might be able to get into a rhythm and start shooting the ball well and get some confidence and get some reps.

Even though sometimes you don't get the minutes you want to, you've just got to continue to work hard and know that if you keep playing hard and doing the right things, then eventually things will turn your way.

Sometimes it's about finding the right situation at the right time in this league.

My thing that I can do is score the basketball.

Passing the basketball - I feel like I've gotten better with that.

Shanghai is an amazing city. The fans were so nice to my family and to myself and just treated us as their own. I'm extremely grateful to the Sharks for that opportunity.

Some people see ESPN. They see the long shots. They see me scoring the basketball, but they don't show often too many assists - and I've been doing that my whole career, being able to get the ball to the guy at the right time.

The D-League has helped me to get better and develop as a basketball player.

There are certain times when I was younger, I was occasionally more passive.

I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.

It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to make the NBA.

That's how I see myself, as a guy who can supply offense and help the team.

I worked at a pizza shop. My brother's best friend owned it. I did a little bit of everything there, whatever they needed.

I never thought I'd play basketball in China.

I never thought that I would ever go over to China for any reason - then to be able to go over there and play basketball, embracing the culture.

I know I can play in the NBA, and I can be a very good player in the NBA.

I can play off the ball some, and that's fine with me as long as I can be out on the floor. But I am definitely more natural as a point guard than I am as a two guard.

Basketball will come and go, but the person you are will always remain.

It's exciting to be able to go out and compete every night and show what you can do.

You want to play against the best - at least I do. I want to go out there and compete against the best players.

I've always been pretty confident in my abilities to play the game and that if I get an opportunity to play consistently and be a part of team, then I feel like I've always been able to produce.

There's a lot of guys in the NBA; it's about finding the right fit, a coach that has some trust in you that will play you night in and night out, consistently. Trying to find a right fit is the tough part.

I appreciate everything that happened in Sacramento. It was character building for me, continuing to go out and play hard. I feel like I progressed as a player.

My senior year was crazy, and that summer was definitely life-changing and a lot different than what I was used to, and with that comes a lot of critique.