Quotes from Avery Bradley

I want to work on finishing at the basket more as far as more floaters, being more consistent.

Obviously defense is my strength, but I still need to improve on that. I need to improve on offense. Every part.

I try to leave everything on the floor every single game.

I want to help kids and I've been blessed with this talent from God, and I feel like I'm supposed to be giving back helping kids, teaching them everything I know.

Defense not only wins games; it's what gets you on the floor at every level you play at. Once you get to high school and get to college, if you don't play defense, you won't play.

Al Horford is a very good player; a great team player.

Obviously people have guarded me a lot different because of me being able to make shots.

You can ask all the best players in the NBA - there's not one player in the NBA that guards them like me.

Regardless of how much media coverage will be received, talking and raising awareness about social injustice isn't enough.

I always say all the time that's what the NBA is all about - getting to play against the best guys and opportunities to redeem yourself against teams that beat you.

Because I am so quiet, you don't really know what I'm thinking. You don't know if I'm working hard on my game, you really don't know.

Every night, you're going up against an elite guard and there's really nothing you can do. You either have to be God-gifted and move your feet, or else you're toast.

But I love to fish - that's a hobby of mine.

People would really hate playing against me if I could touch them.

No matter who I'm playing against, they're going to say that I'm one of the toughest guys they play, for sure.

Our job is to play basketball, not worry about trades.

Of course I feel like any player that plays this game should want to reach the highest level and the highest accolades, which includes the All-Star Game. So, yeah, I would be dumb not to want to be an All-Star.

I think anything's possible for me with my attitude and my desire to want to get better every single day as a person and as a basketball player, I think anything's possible for me.

I just try to come in every single day and be professional and work as hard as I can. I feel like you can't replace that.

I love the game of basketball so much. I have a lot of goals for myself. I want to make sure I compete every single day.

I'm a true believer that God puts us in situations to help us ultimately get to where we need to be.

I feel like if you play basketbal, you should want to improve all the time. You should never feel like you don't need to improve.

Are we that self-centered to believe no one in the world is aware of racism right now? That, as athletes, we solve the real issues by using our platforms to speak? We don't need to say more. We need to find a way to achieve more. Protesting during an anthem, wearing T-shirts is great, but we need to see real actions being put in to the works.

Everyone around me, my family and my friends, always said that, 'You have to play for Miami Heat.'