Quotes from Jrue Holiday

As long as I keep my head clear and hit the books, then God will take me to whatever heights I'm going to.

I'll obviously never get to play in the World Cup, but I get to experience it because of Lauren.

I've seen teams and I've been on teams where, when adversity hits you, you kind of crumble.

I love honey buns.

Obviously representing your country, having U.S.A. on your chest is one of the most important things you can do to give back to your country.

In my opinion, when I look at teams, I feel like the ones who have a really good chance of winning are the ones who defend.

I know sometimes when you get injured, a lot of the time you're in the training room. But getting out there on the court - if you're on the sideline cheering them on or even at practice, you've just gotta talk and communicate in that way.

Going into games, it's not like I'm thinking about scoring or doing other things for me individually.

It's just something I've always enjoyed doing, going to the church league and playing.

I don't need any accolades. I don't like being famous. But I can always tell people I used to defend guys like Kevin Durant, and they respect my defense.

Guarding Kevin Durant - that's fun for me.

If you are an Olympian you are considered to be the best, like Kobe and 'Melo.

I used to play soccer when I was little, but everybody played soccer when they were little.

I have a lot of confidence in my game. I'm not the flashiest guy, not the most athletic. I'm just solid. And I've always tried to do everything right.

Having your voice heard makes you feel more involved and somewhat important.

There's definitely more to life than just basketball. You can touch, interact, talk to a lot more people and do a lot more things. At the same time, I think some of those things are interesting.

If you try to mess with the game and kind of go through the motions, that is not the right way to play.

When you've been off the court as much as I was, there's so much motivation to stay on it.

I've dreamed of winning a national championship and I've dreamed of being an Olympian.

I'm blessed to be where I am, but there are a lot of uncertainties in this life.

I've never wanted to move around a lot to try to win. There's comfort in staying in one place and a challenge in finding the right pieces.

Losing definitely does stink.

That's where the very best players in the league end up - the Olympics.

Everyone wants to represent their country and my dream is to one day play in the Olympics.