Quotes from Gordon Hayward

Bad habits can easily be formed when you're younger.

I've had some bad haircuts in the past.

A large chunk of my free time during high school was spent in my basement playing 'Halo.' That was all I wanted to do. School dances? For the birds. It was Master Chief or bust. And I wouldn't change anything.

It's hard to work out consistently and intensely in your house.

There's nothing like doing in-game stuff that you can't get from drills. You're guarding somebody, you're reacting, you're getting a rebound and trying to go straight back up with it.

Having a baby changes your life, for sure, as most parents know. It changes in a good way.

When you're at the house, there's a lot of distractions and a lot of things that can take you away from your workout.

Whether it's some last-second move within a move that he's adding, or switching up his timing the smallest amount, or using the rim as a shield in all of these creative ways... it's hard to explain, but what Kemba is able to do around the basket is unique.

The mental side of rehab is by far more difficult than the physical side of rehab. There's a lot of time when you are alone and a lot of time when you are contemplating, a lot of time to think. The mental side is the hardest part.

Anytime you see the ball go in, especially on the first one, it's a confidence booster and sets the tone for the rest of the game.

There's no ill will on my end for anybody within the Boston organization or players.

The 'Halo' series is my favorite. Me and my friends actually played in tournaments and won some money doing that when we were younger.

I was on a competitive 'Halo' team, and we would enter tournaments for money.

League of Legends' players are so toxic. I can't imagine being on a team in the NBA where they were as toxic as they are in 'League of Legends.'

Any time somebody goes through a major injury you feel for him and also what I've been through, I know firsthand what it's like.

I had obviously a freak injury right when I got there and there's a lot of things that were kind of out of my control when I was in Boston.

Dream big, anything's possible once you have that dream. You just have to work at it every single day.

I'm a pretty skeptical person, and I question a lot.

You go through slumps. The shot feels good in practice and looks good and for whatever reason in the game, they're in and out. Sometimes it gets frustrating, but for me, I've played in the league long enough to know you just have to put in the work in practice and shoot with confidence, shoot your way out of it.

I've certainly had shooting slumps in the past. It's nothing new. You go through stretches like that.

There are some smart people here in Boston. We're a sports city here and everybody loves competition. Esports is another outlet for that.

When I first left Indianapolis, I was only 20 years old and moved out to Utah and had no friends or family there. I had my teammates but I was the youngest player and everyone had a family so video games and being able to play them with my friends, it was like I was hanging out with them.

I was literally the last Jazz player left who played under Coach Sloan - and I always took that as a lot more than just some piece of trivia. That was something that truly made me feel like a part of the fabric of this franchise. And that fabric is something that has meant a lot to me, ever since.

I've truly grown up in Salt Lake. I've become a man, and I've become a professional.