Quotes from Eric Bledsoe

That's the main thing on defense: focus, patience and staying as one unit.

I think the best time to learn things is when you're hurt. Just sitting back and observing to see how you can be effective in certain parts of the games is important.

I am nervous all the way through the national anthem and the first play. Once I get up and down the court a few times, it fades.

You've got to find ways to affect the game, whether it's key stops, key plays, anything.

That's what most players know about me, that I can change the game without scoring or even having a good offensive night.

I just control what I can control. Getting better every time I step onto the floor.

I have shot a basketball my whole life and it is both physical and it is mental as well. Overall I think confidence plays a huge role in shooting.

Sometimes if I get too aggressive, I get real winded.

Alabama's a football state and you really don't get too many basketball players out there.

Unfortunately I couldn't play as much as I wanted in Los Angeles, because I was playing behind an All-Star.

If you don't feel bad when you play bad, you don't need to be playing this game. That's the feeling that drives you to success.

Everything's a learning experience.

I love the fans. I hope they love me back.