Quotes from Paul Millsap

My preference is to just be on the court. I just want to play no matter where that is at.

I believe your best preparation is to just get your rest and just go out there and continue to do what you've been doing, not to try to do anything uncharacteristic that you haven't been doing. That's my main thing.

I'm not going to pinpoint one thing, because I've worked hard to try to have all aspects of my game be pretty good. I want to grow everywhere.

I left my rhythm back in Denver.

Once you are first in the East, one of the top teams in the league, you have a target on your back every night.

Sometimes the calls just don't go your way. You've just got to learn to deal with those situations and try to prevent yourself from being in the same situation the next game.

I work hard in the offseason for that situation - for injury prevention.

It's a privilege to be an All-Star for the second straight year.

You know people probably don't realize this but I lived in Denver for 10 years as a kid. I was familiar with the city and what it had to offer. You know like any place it's changed a lot over the years. But that familiarity hit home for me.

For me, It's not necessarily about proving people wrong, but proving to myself that I can do it my way and still win.

You've got to go with the flow. Whatever happens, you've just got to be ready for it.

I like to get fresh air.

I'm thankful that through my foundation I can provide much-needed supplies to children as they start school and some relief to parents who have a hard time making ends meet.

You gotta want to get better. You gotta want to take the next step. And I always want to get better, I always want to expand my game, expand my range.

Just getting away from the game, getting away from basketball was a good thing for me.

My main thing over the years is to try to get on a team and be on a team that wins games.

Whether we win 60 games or not, you build your habits back and get better that way. It may not be 60 wins, but you get better as a team.

As players, it's a thin line. You want to recover, but you also gotta get some practice time in.

I've had times when layups didn't go in, you start second-guessing yourself. It's how you come at it and how you react to it.

It's fun down there to actually go up against a 7-footer and you know you're undersized and you know people are telling you that you can't guard this guy, you can't do that. I take it as a challenge.

I feel I can continue to grow as a player. I have a long time to continue to progress with my shooting, continue to keep my ball handling tight, continue to stay in shape. You know, all of it.

It's fun to watch and fun to be a part of and I think that's what it's all about. You have to have fun playing basketball.

Me, helping people stay in a good state of mind, is actually what I'm good at and what I do.

I don't care how long you've been in this league, you always have to be growing and improving.