The main thing is being consistent, being efficient and getting good looks, moving the ball when you can and knocking down my free throws.
Jamal Murray
My dad is the person who taught me how important the mental side of the game is. He studied kung fu growing up and he taught me how to meditate when I was a kid.
Meditation helps me see things clearer. When things are going fast, it helps me slow them down.
Coming from Canada, I've always had people doubt me or doubt my ability. We're just going to keep letting our game talk.
Meditation is about breathing, it's about clarity, taking your time and not rushing through your thinking.
I have excellent balance. That's a learned behavior.
My dad taught me a lot of meditative techniques. I used that to my advantage.
Life is a weird thing because it puts roadblocks in front of you, sometimes you gotta go through it, sometimes you gotta go around it, sometimes you gotta take a pause and look back at what you're gonna do, have a plan.
Coach Cal really makes you look good.
Favorite rap album? Damn. Lil Wayne's mixtapes... He got a lot of good mixtapes like 'Da Drought 3.'
I know how to come off a handoff and a pin down.
I really pride myself on playing for Canada and representing the country in any way I can.
I want everyone to know: You can play basketball in Canada and you can still get to where you need to go.
I had surgery on my core muscles. They were ripping apart.
When me and Joker are on, I don't think there's anyone who can stop us.
I just go out there and play basketball. I'm not worried about missing. I just got to be thinking about the next shot.
I remember playing hockey as a kid - I was goalie in gym class and I was pretty good at it. But basketball was my passion. As a kid I went to class, came back from school, did my homework and went straight across the street to practice.
It was a lot of fun to grow up in Canada.
The first martial arts movie I ever watched was this old Chinese film called 'Five Deadly Venoms.' I was seven years old. My dad and I were sitting in front of the TV on the floor in our living room.
I grew up in a kung fu house. It wasn't until I got older that I discovered that most families didn't talk about the Shaolin Temple or Jackie Chan at the dinner table.
The best part of watching kung fu movies with my dad was the conversations they sparked. We never watched them just for fun. 'Do you see how good his balance is?' My dad would always zero in on really specific stuff like that. Everything had a potential lesson.
Learning to meditate is one of my earliest memories. I started when I was maybe three or four. I mean, I didn't know I was meditating. I just thought it was a weird game my dad had invented.
Well, my dad did a lot of Kung Fu when I was growing up, so he taught me a lot about mental toughness. Ways to slow your heart rate down, slow your breathing down to take control of your body so you can push yourself to the next limit.
Well, being at a big school, I had to perform every night. I had to deal with a lot of fans, media stuff, interactions, relationships, you know, just to build myself and show how much I care about Kentucky.
When you go to like the Nike Hoops Summit, or the All-Canadian Game, all those really matter in your development and how people perceive you as far as how good of a player you are.
The fourth quarter is where players are made.
You want to make every shot, but it's not going to happen like that.
Bruce Lee took his craft very seriously, just as my dad took his stuff very seriously. I just loved Lee's attitude.
It doesn't matter who you're playing against. It's what you can do with your ability and what you believe in.
You can't go into a game lax and acting like somebody isn't trying to beat you.
As a child, I was competitive in whatever it was - first one to eat your wings, first one to run to the door. In everything we were competitive. I always wanted to have the edge.
I just want to go to the right team. The team that wants me. The team that believes in my potential.
I believe I can score on anybody.
I play with a lot of heart, play with a lot of passion. And when you're fighting for something, it means a whole lot more.
I just like competing.
I can't control what the other team's gonna feel. I'm just gonna go out there and hoop, and whoever takes it to heart and takes their losses salty, I can't do anything about that.
In life, you find things that hold value to you. You find things to fight for.
I played the two guard in college, and playing point guard is what I've done all my life.
I'm not just here to get a paycheck and leave. I'm here to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever play.
You don't want to be the selfish point guard. You want to be the guy that gets everybody open, that makes plays, and see the ball move before it goes in.
Jay-Z just got that longevity. He can put out anything at any time and everybody will love it. He'll never get old.
If you actually understand and listen to what he's saying, there's no one that can compete with Eminem. That's why no one goes at Eminem because everybody knows Eminem is just, he's too good in a rap battle.
It's hard to say a favorite rapper. If I had to pick two, I'm going to go with Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z.
I just play basketball. That's me: all I know is basketball.
I'm like a carnivore.
Whether it is my shooting or going to bed on time. There are so many things you can do to be consistent.
I have ultimate confidence in myself and my abilities.
I was growing up in Kitchener, practising every day on my playground - and it's all about how bad you want it.
My whole life I played the point, so naturally I think as a point. Two guard, I get to score more... During the game, I like to mix it up.
The stuff that the cops do and the stuff that happens, what bothers us, the black community, is it's so blatant... It's so out in the open that if you can't see it, then you are part of the problem because it is very obvious.
