People have different opinions of your career and how you've played and all that, and they're entitled to their opinions.
Jimmer Fredette
The Knicks' practice facility is a great place.
You've got to kind of speak things into existence if you really want them to happen.
I know I can play in the NBA, and I can be a very good player in the NBA.
I worked at a pizza shop. My brother's best friend owned it. I did a little bit of everything there, whatever they needed.
Hopefully people see me as a great person, first of all.
I always look at the bathroom. If you have a nice bathroom in the hotel, then it's a nice hotel. It's all about the shower and the bathroom.
I don't let people affect me.
Defensively, I really feel like I've progressed and gotten better.
I've had opportunities to go out and play, but sometimes I haven't. It's been a mixture of both.
That's how I see myself, as a guy who can supply offense and help the team.
People see the scoring, and oftentimes, that's all they think about with me, but I try to get better at all aspects my the game and become a better basketball player.
You can go out and produce and make a name for yourself.
The D-League has helped me to get better and develop as a basketball player.
I've seen guys work as hard as I have and don't have the shot I have.
Being in the D-League, I might be able to get into a rhythm and start shooting the ball well and get some confidence and get some reps.
As a competitor, you want to be out there. It's always tough to watch others play and know you've put in the time, you've put in work. But at the same time, you have to support them. You're a teammate, and you have to be the best teammate you can be and go out and continue to better, and hopefully you get an opportunity.
I'm loyal to my family, to my faith, and to basketball.
I've had some difficulties, but I've also done some good things on defense. So it's just all about effort... You've got to take it personal and work as hard as you can on that end of the floor.
I never thought that I would ever go over to China for any reason - then to be able to go over there and play basketball, embracing the culture.
Some people see ESPN. They see the long shots. They see me scoring the basketball, but they don't show often too many assists - and I've been doing that my whole career, being able to get the ball to the guy at the right time.
It's always good to be back in Salt Lake City.
I'm just trying to focus on playing my game and playing well, and whatever happens afterwards, we'll see.
I go out there, and I know if I play my game, then I'm going to be all right.
Shanghai is an amazing city. The fans were so nice to my family and to myself and just treated us as their own. I'm extremely grateful to the Sharks for that opportunity.
I never thought I'd play basketball in China.
You've just got to keep playing and keep working hard to get where you're supposed to be.
It's tough at times to not play.
That really helps a player, knowing when they're going to go in the game and what they need to do when they get in there, what to expect.
It's a conscious effort for me to be aggressive and take what the defense gives you.
I'm an early riser.
If you play well, hopefully you'll continue to have opportunities and have your minutes grow.
My thing that I can do is score the basketball.
You want to be on a team where they think you can really help them.
Eric Gordon is a great scorer.
I appreciate everything that happened in Sacramento. It was character building for me, continuing to go out and play hard. I feel like I progressed as a player.
Even though sometimes you don't get the minutes you want to, you've just got to continue to work hard and know that if you keep playing hard and doing the right things, then eventually things will turn your way.
Maybe sometimes it can take a player a bit longer to get comfortable and to get to know everyone and exactly what he needs to do.
Sometimes it's about finding the right situation at the right time in this league.
Sometimes you go through some things to find the right situation.
Sometimes it happens, especially if you're a shooter. They say that you can't play great defense.
I've definitely gotten better, to where everyone can see that I'm not a defensive liability.
Every single night, I try to go out there and play the best that I can.
It's exciting to be able to go out and compete every night and show what you can do.
I think every NBA player is trying to prove himself every day.
It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to make the NBA.
Passing the basketball - I feel like I've gotten better with that.
The biggest thing for me when I travel is finding the best food in every city. I always try to find the best restaurant and take advantage of it because it's cool to go to a lot of different cities and experience a lot of different cultures. So I'm big on the food.
My favorite type of food is probably Italian. But I love steakhouses. I love Mexican Food. I mean, I really like it all.
Pizza is definitely my favorite food. I usually go with a pepperoni and sausage mix. But I love the New York-style thin crust.
