I want to play for my country and win a gold medal.
— Donovan Mitchell
When you think shoot, shoot, shoot you miss open passes.
I watch a lot of Dwyane Wade. D-Wade was in the Finals his third year and he was getting to the free-throw line 10 times a game.
I have so many resources I can go to and as a player who wants to learn, I'm trying my best to learn.
I've always been one to kind of, I've always wanted to be the guy. I watched, my favorite player growing up was LeBron. One thing I noticed with him was, it's always on him at the end of the game.
When I was a kid, my favorite event was the Slam Dunk Contest.
Being patient is one of the big things I've focused on.
I'm just trying to find ways to continue to pass and continuing to be consistent in every aspect of my game.
It's been like that my whole life. AAU to high school to college, I've always responded when people get on me.
Everybody likes to look at the end goal, but when you sit back and reflect, I played on Team U.S.A. That's incredible for me. I think that in itself is amazing.
I've seen guys who had the craziest amount of talent growing up and let that hype and whatnot and the money go to their head.
Everybody asks me if I've always been a sneakerhead. No. I was never a sneakerhead until I had the money to be a sneakerhead.
I'm a very, very impatient person when it comes to breaking news.
My mom raised me.
We play with guys who don't care who scores the most, who rebounds the most... We play with guys who genuinely want to win.
During the season, I'm always locked in one gear, ready to play basketball, always keeping my guard up.
It's easy to give back to people who are so genuine and kind.
People see me scoring now, but I got drafted because of my defense.
For me to get better, I have to pick and learn from the best. It starts with that.
I've gotten better. I've added a lot to my game.
My teammates have had my back with every mistake, with everything I have done well.
Once I got invited to the Green Room, that's when I was like, okay, I'm first, I'm getting drafted in the first round. Because they try their best not to let guys sit in there forever.
I was never able to be a part of U.S.A. Basketball in high school or college. So for me, it's a privilege.
You know, it's a long season and hopefully a long career.
The biggest thing I've been working on his just finding the open man.
I can't have no assists and five turnovers. If you have no assists and five turnovers, you have to look yourself in the mirror and figure out how to adjust.
As a kid, my favorite subject was recess. Why? Because I could go play basketball.
I grew up around a lot of the major leaguers, guys like David Wright, Pedro Martinez, Jose Reyes, and I think that's what really helped me. You see the routine they get, the humility they have.
I have so many special memories from the camps I went to when I was growing up.
We're putting Utah in a different light. I'm glad to be a part of that. We're all glad to be a part of that. My friends want to come here. When I was a kid, that wasn't the case. That's where I'm trying to get Utah to. I want people to see what we have because it's a great place.
Women have to be protected more.
I was the lead recruiter at Louisville. I think I signed four or five guys before I left.
It's not like I'm the lead actor or anything. But it's really cool to be in a Steven Soderbergh movie.
I'm from New York. You walk by, you bump somebody and they give you a look. There's always an attitude.
You never know what they're going through. Maybe they failed a test. Maybe they're going through a state of depression. Kids go through so much.
It's one thing to make it to the NBA. It's one thing to make the playoffs your first year. It's one thing to make the playoffs your second year. But if you want to be great, you've got to continue to work.
It's not always going to be perfect but to have your teammates have your back through the ups and downs, it means the world.
I want to be the best teammate I can be, the fastest learner, the hardest worker, and just go out there in any way that I can help in each game.
I didn't think I was going to be drafted, to be honest. I'm so serious. I mean, wholeheartedly, too. I don't know. I didn't realize it, probably, until about a week and a half, two weeks before the Draft.
I'm on a no-gummy bear or juice diet, and my body feels like it's dying on the inside.
I know I've got a lot more to learn, so I'm just taking it game by game.
I don't like being told what you're good at. I'd rather hear what I didn't do.
Sometimes those shots I take won't go in but I'm going to continue to take the same shots.
I join other players in calling for all teams to take a stand. We should not be subject to hate speech or racist acts at any time, and definitely not in our arenas.
There are shoes in my closet that people would go crazy over. That's where my giving back comes in. I might never wear these shoes, but some kids would go crazy for them.
Determination Over Negativity is a belief that anything is possible no matter who you are or where you come from.
I never expected to be in the NBA, to be here, let alone to have my own shoe in my second year.
I'm able to defend. A lot of guys don't have that willingness to defend and I think as a guard who's undersized - that's what everybody says; I'm undersized - I'm able to defend and willing to defend and bring that.
It's pretty cool to see the people I'm reaching throughout the entire world. It's special.
I'm always willing to do whatever it takes.
