Quotes from Pat Connaughton

You know, if I cleaned out my backpack, which I don't really use anymore, I'd find a bunch of beads. I have a bunch of little girl cousins, they used to paint my toenails and stuff, and they'd make beaded bracelets and there are so many beads everywhere. It's kinda embarrassing.

As guys know that you're a shooter, well, they're going to try to run you off the line.

Out of respect for the Baltimore Orioles, it would have to be a crazy scenario for them to look differently on me and for me not to come back.

I rooted for all types of Boston sports.

It's kind of fun raising some eyebrows when all of a sudden you jump up and you get a tip-dunk or you dunk on Jabari Parker and everyone's like, 'Where did that come from?'

There's nothing like being a pitcher on the mound. You're by yourself. Ever since I was a little kid watching Pedro Martinez do it, night in and night out. I've always loved it.

You don't find a 6-foot-5 pitcher with the athleticism and coordination I have all that often.

Every playoff game is kind of like its own movie.

When I come off the bench, I have that intensity and that effort. That's something all of us guys are trying to bring, but especially the guys off the bench. Because we can play a role in any game, let alone the playoffs.

I've done it before where I get guys banging their bat on the ground after their second or third at-bat because you just have so many different combinations to try to get him to swing and miss.

One of the things that I was taught in Portland is 'Never too high, never too low.'

I play a lot of positions in high school, but in the end I'll probably be a pitcher.

I love St. John's Prep as a school. I like the people there, it's a great school.

The tap of the backboard, that's a lot of body control, I've gotta be hanging in the air for a quite a bit of time.

For whatever the reasons may be, a lot of teams try to target me as a defender from a standpoint of assuming I'm not very great at it.

I'll celebrate for my teammates whenever a play is made.

At the end of the day, if I can prevent the shot from getting to the rim, it's going to help my team.

Now as I got older, it wasn't just that I want to be a pro in two sports, I want to be successful at the professional level in two sports. Obviously, I'm still working to attain that. Especially in basketball.

I'm in a unique situation in every facet of my life.

You're using the same body parts over and over again, eventually there will be wear and tear.

I've always enjoyed the fact that a lot of people didn't have that much confidence in what I could do because I enjoy proving people wrong.

It's not about how much weight you can lift in-season. It's about how fast you can move it, how strong you are, how you can maintain that strength so you can produce on the floor.

Everybody gets frustrated with themselves when they are not playing well because they feel like they are letting the team down.

You've got to make the winning plays at winning time, whether it's a shot in the clutch or getting a big defensive rebound. Those are the intangibles I try to bring.