Quotes from Jamal Murray

The main thing is being consistent, being efficient and getting good looks, moving the ball when you can and knocking down my free throws.

It's not just passing, I gotta play defense, I gotta rebound, I gotta talk, I could have 40 and not talk and not bring energy. But it's just trying to have an all-around game, just trying to be the leader I can be, get the pace up.

It's cool to turn some heads.

I don't want to be hitting one day then not hitting my shots the next day.

Toronto is one of the biggest spots for music; Caribana and OVO Fest and all that stuff, it's a lot of fun.

I really pride myself on playing for Canada and representing the country in any way I can.

The point guard thing was I had to figure out how to score when I'm hot, and how to distribute and make sure everybody is happy. Because I can be happy scoring the ball. But when everybody isn't touching the ball, and we're not making the defense move, it's kind of pointless. So, I've got to find a way to keep everybody in the loop.

My defence, that is something I can better at individually.

I play instruments and stuff, but I can't rap or anything like that.

For it not to be safe for kids in school, it's tragic.

Learning to meditate is one of my earliest memories. I started when I was maybe three or four. I mean, I didn't know I was meditating. I just thought it was a weird game my dad had invented.

Jay-Z just got that longevity. He can put out anything at any time and everybody will love it. He'll never get old.

When me and Joker are on, I don't think there's anyone who can stop us.

I always wanted to get better, I always wanted to be the best, and I knew from a young age, so I kept putting in the hard work and kept training around the outside courts outside my house and it paid off.

I just play the game. I'm used to trash talking.

The margin between winning and losing is slim.

Well, being at a big school, I had to perform every night. I had to deal with a lot of fans, media stuff, interactions, relationships, you know, just to build myself and show how much I care about Kentucky.

At Kentucky, that was my job - coming off screens, catch and shoot, spacing the floor - no hesitations. Just go right into my shot - don't focus on the defender.

My dad is the person who taught me how important the mental side of the game is. He studied kung fu growing up and he taught me how to meditate when I was a kid.

Well, my dad did a lot of Kung Fu when I was growing up, so he taught me a lot about mental toughness. Ways to slow your heart rate down, slow your breathing down to take control of your body so you can push yourself to the next limit.

Hockey and soccer weren't my thing.

I really wanted to step up my defense night in, night out. So that's my mindset, just playing defense and trying to be consistent with that.

The best part of watching kung fu movies with my dad was the conversations they sparked. We never watched them just for fun. 'Do you see how good his balance is?' My dad would always zero in on really specific stuff like that. Everything had a potential lesson.

Everybody knows when I get in the zone... I just kind of go crazy. I have a lot of fun.