I'm not the most athletic guy who is able to make these crazy layups or dunk all over people. I'm more of a shooter, floater, lane guy - not too much flash. But it gets the job done.
— Khris Middleton
I have a more old-school game.
Waffle House is my childhood thing. We used to go there on Sundays or weekends every now and then with my family. It's just good, Southern, home-cooked food, and that's what I love.
I have always been the kind of guy who just takes it one day at a time.
I'm just trying to shoot in rhythm. That's the biggest thing for my shot from long range. I don't try to speed it up too much.
It comes to the point where, if a midrange shot is there, I'm going to take it. If I'm open, I have to shoot that shot. That's a great shot for the team and myself.
It's a tough grind sometimes. Playing 82 games and the travel, it can wear you down. It's definitely something you have to learn and adjust to. If you don't, you can play your way out of the league very quickly.
I'm trying to make the game easier for everyone else.
Luke Cage is a beast, man. You can't take that guy down no matter what.
It's a great job to have to try to spread the game, to spread joy, to help anybody out.
You have to go through some things to get to where you want to go.
If you miss 10 in a row, you have to believe the next 10 are going to fall for you.
I don't think smaller guys usually bother me on my shot too much.
I've got the mind-set that I'm going to play as hard as I can, and I'm going to make the person guarding me work as hard as he can.
I don't think I'm somebody that dominates the ball a lot.
A hamstring is definitely nothing to play with. There are chronic hamstring injuries where guys think it is fine, and they go out there and try to run and pull it again.
You won't get out of a slump if you don't shoot.
I was a three-star recruit, went to Texas A&M, and no one really talked about me there.
It's a business. But as a player, it sucks to know you were just thrown into a trade for it to work.
I learned in the past that winning takes care of everything. As long as I am worried about winning and doing the right things, everything will work out for me.
In high school, I played a lot of point forward, and I had to get everyone involved.
Some people will have their opinions, but to be in the league, you have to have confidence that you're one of the best.
I've worked on my game to the point where anything they've asked of me, I try to come through and do it for them, whether that's defending, making plays, being a decoy, or knocking down shots and being a scorer.
Anytime basketball is involved, it's fun for me.
I knew I wasn't going to be a dunker.
I've been a good 3-point shooter, but I've been a better midrange shooter my whole career, so it was definitely frustrating to try to figure out that balance.
We have to try to make the game better than it was when we came in.
This is what you do your routine for, so when playoff basketball comes, it helps you stay fresh, sharp, energized, strong - all that.
You have to play your game in this league.
It's just using my size. On the defensive end, it's using my length to disturb the smaller guys. On the offensive end, if there's a post-up advantage, I can take it.
You've got to play hard every minute you're on the court.
I've had to change my game a lot - try to play the right way, try to do the right things, try to be the glue guy for the team for the most part.
If we want to win, we're not going to be able to go out on the court and say, 'My turn' or 'Your turn.' We're going to have to play together and sacrifice some shots, some ball touches, some minutes.
From Day 1 since I was in middle school, it's just to get better every day and not settle for anything, try to get better, try to improve, and try to stay hungry. That's not going to change.
Do I feel underrated? Yes. Does that bother me? No, not really.
To be a Milwaukee Buck, it's a great feeling. It's a unique feeling. It's a small-city market, but when you live there, and you play there every night, you realize how much you mean to that city and how much you can do to impact people's lives around there.
Focus on what needs to be done that day. Don't think too far ahead. Once you start thinking too far ahead, you get distracted by things that don't matter on that day.
I'm an unselfish player.
I know at times I'm going to have to just take the 3-ball when it's there instead of trying to get more to that midrange. But the midrange game is definitely one of my strong suits. I can't give that up.
Getting that degree is something that is very important to me and my family.
My parents are still here in Charleston, and I have a lot of family here, so it's great to be back.
I dedicate much of my success to what I learned inside and outside the classroom at Porter-Gaud, and I want to give that same opportunity to other kids in Charleston.
I don't want to be one of those players who has a good career but couldn't get out of the first round.
We have to give back. We have to try to grow the game.
Confidence is a huge thing in this league.
Every team goes through a slump during the season. It's just a matter of how fast can you get out of it.
If I stay patient in the offense, shots will come.
It feels good to hit a shot; that's something you always dream about as a kid.
We have to do what's best for the team.
The ultimate goal is to win a championship.
