Quotes from Jamal Murray

Life is a weird thing because it puts roadblocks in front of you, sometimes you gotta go through it, sometimes you gotta go around it, sometimes you gotta take a pause and look back at what you're gonna do, have a plan.

Fatigue is one thing. Injuries are another. But if you are just tired because you just practiced - well, I'm not having that.

I remember playing hockey as a kid - I was goalie in gym class and I was pretty good at it. But basketball was my passion. As a kid I went to class, came back from school, did my homework and went straight across the street to practice.

It's cool to be a pioneer in something, especially in basketball in Canada, it's pretty good.

We can't get down on one loss or one bad defensive play. We gotta play through it.

The color of my skin should not determine whether I live or die.

I grew up very disciplined and doing what I had to do.

When we go out and play the teams that we need to beat that aren't near our level, then we've got to go out there and blow them out.

My dad taught me a lot of meditative techniques. I used that to my advantage.

I grew up in a kung fu house. It wasn't until I got older that I discovered that most families didn't talk about the Shaolin Temple or Jackie Chan at the dinner table.

When you're successful, a professional athlete, you can help a lot of others.

I've had broken fingers and still played for Team Canada.

I can't control what the other team's gonna feel. I'm just gonna go out there and hoop, and whoever takes it to heart and takes their losses salty, I can't do anything about that.

The first martial arts movie I ever watched was this old Chinese film called 'Five Deadly Venoms.' I was seven years old. My dad and I were sitting in front of the TV on the floor in our living room.

When guys get competitive and get under each other's skin, it brings you out more. Some people fold.

As a child, I was competitive in whatever it was - first one to eat your wings, first one to run to the door. In everything we were competitive. I always wanted to have the edge.

Everything is good when you're winning. But true colors come out when you lose.

The fourth quarter is where players are made.

I was very disciplined growing up. If I didn't want to run hills, I ran hills; if I didn't want to jog around the block, I jogged around the block.

It's hard to say a favorite rapper. If I had to pick two, I'm going to go with Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z.

You see who the real people are when they're challenged.

I always try to demand greatness from myself.

I'm a big guard, whether a 1 or 2.

It's kind of like, I'm just a guard.