Quotes from Patty Mills

I want to help educate. I want to show how you can stand strong without anger. Taking the high road.

I've been quite fortunate to visit juvenile detention centers in Australia, jails in Western Australia. To be able to go out there and visit and see what it's like, you get a feeling for it.

When fans say 'Bala,' that's cultural awareness to me. I hope I've helped open up their world a little.

Being Australian is a lot more than saying 'g'day mate' and 'throw a shrimp on the Barbie.'

Learning about our past is definitely important, not only for Australians but people around the world. It's something that Australia should never be ashamed of. It's part of our history. It's part of us.

Our leadership group has a responsibility to pass on what it means to be a Boomer and play for your country and make sure this program is at its peak knowing the type of talent coming through.

There's a part of me that's very stereotypically Australian, with the lingo, or for lack of a better way of putting it, the way white Australians would speak. And then, Oh, that's not all I am.

The animals of Australia play a big part in our identity throughout the whole entire world and for us to lose that will be very sad.

Being a leader of the Boomers team is something that I've felt responsible for and being able to learn from the amount of guys that I've been able to - not only on the Boomers in my early days, but also over here in the NBA.

I love basketball and I love playing it, but there will be a stage in my career when I have to hang the basketball boots up, which is why I'm more than happy to have my culture with me.

For Australians to make it in the NBA, it's very hard, and for Australians to make it and win an NBA championship is even harder.

Every meal is a conscious effort to stay disciplined and understand what's on your plate.

As a proud Indigenous man I have a lot of things that are symbolic and have a lot of meaning to me.

Knowing that you're all in for a championship and you have that mindset and feel throughout the group. Every day it's working towards something. That's an exciting feeling to know when you walk in the gym, or in the weight room, it's for a championship.

That's an exciting feeling to know when you walk in the gym, or in the weight room, it's for a championship.

It's a competitive fire underneath me that welcomes the spotlight, welcomes those big moments.

My game isn't defined by points, it's more.

It has nothing to do with money. We don't play for Australia to get paid. We play for the pride of our country and the opportunity to create history and be the best team in the world.

Having the trust and respect from your teammate is where it starts and that is getting to know guys off the court, even before basketball.

A lot of my teammates in the NBA call me Little Patty anyway as they are about two feet taller than me.

I've got to bring it every night and earn the right and trust from my coach and teammates to be able to make an impact on the game.

My heritage and my culture and where I'm from mean the most to me, more than anything,.

I want to keep educating the world on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. It's who I am. It's what I know - even more than basketball. To be able to promote it or educate it or teach it in a way, whether it's through cultural centers or dancing or art or anything like that, I think is what I would want to do.

For me, being able to be prepared for a lot of things is something I take pride in.