Everything I do is criticized, scrutinized, sometimes praised. Everything is always looked at like hey what's next. It's made me grow a much thicker skin.
— Kyle Lowry
I know I can shoot when I want. I know I'm going to have the ball. It's about seeing what the team needs at that time.
We have to stay focused on every possession.
Bringing a championship to the city of Toronto and the country of Canada has been one the best things I've done so far in my career, and I'll push for that goal every single year I play this game.
It's always special to be an All-Star.
My job is, as a player, to go out here and do my job.
I think every player hits a little bit of doubt. But if you are strong, you are supposed to be strong mentally because that's our job and you know what you can do. So you are like, 'A'ight cool, I'ma be all right. I'm going to figure this out.'
Growing up, there were not many people I trusted. There are stories for days about how my attitude was. A lot of it's true. A lot of it's not true.
I do play with a chip on my shoulder. That's who I am. That's how Philadelphia basketball players are raised.
When I see a play one time, I've got it. When I see it twice, I master it. When I see it three times, I know where the loopholes are.
Golf is a whole different sport, a whole different challenge, everything.
People say I'm a natural leader, but I just go out there and do my job and do whatever it takes to win; that's what comes with being a leader, those are the sort of things I've done as I've tried to grow into a leader and I'm just going to continue to do them.
You've got to be able to go out there and do the small things. I went to Villanova, and I didn't start my freshman year until the last two games of the season. And I think that continuously not being 'The Man' helped me as an individual be able to say, 'Listen, what else do you need me to do?'
In this world, and all the things we have going on, we're all human beings.
It's cool to make the playoffs. It's not cool to lose in the first round anymore. The goal is to make the Finals.
I don't want to be a guy that's just out there to be out there; I want to play and contribute.
I love being an All-Star and continue to want to be an All-Star because that just shows you my talent and who I am. But I've always been a team player.
I think everyone is just expanding, with the centers shooting 3s. I think that just opens the floor up a lot more. A lot more shots are going up, a lot more freedom of movement. It makes it more of an exciting game.
There is a sense of frustration because we are losing games that we know we are capable of winning.
If you go to a team that's fighting for a playoff spot, you just want to fit in. That's all you want to do. Go in with an open mind and let yourself take it in.
Me being a veteran presence, I want to see all my guys be successful.
I think the one thing about Kawhi is he literally stays level-headed all the time, he never gives up, he never gets down.
Sometimes when your coach draws something up, you just kind of go with it.
Whatever I need to do, I'm doing it for my team.
I didn't play in indoor gyms until I was 12... Hitting the floor on concrete - it ain't easy bouncing up from that. It makes you tougher.
I'll never be satisfied with where my game is. I always think I can get better.
We gotta play hard and leave it all out there. Dive for lose balls, take charges, just do whatever it takes to win the game.
I want to be that consistent all year. I want to play the same way all 82 games. I want to be consistent every night.
Personally, I take it really seriously and it bothers me when I don't play well.
If you drive right, and your big is standing to the right, dish and keep going to their big - you grab an arm, maybe pull - so that they can't contest. You only get called for it once in a while.
I don't count no one else's money. I want everyone to be taken care of and be able to take care of their families and be successful.
I'm never satisfied.
I don't mind being a second fiddle. I don't mind that. I don't care whatever happens, whatever helps my team get a championship is what I want to do. Whatever helps my team win is what I want to do.
I would be a very demanding coach. I wouldn't yell and scream, but I want players that want what I want. And that's why I couldn't coach, 'cause I know how hard it is and I know how hard I want you to play. But everyone's not going to do what I want.
I believe that every single game in the Playoffs, round 1 to Eastern Conference Finals, every single game is a different game.
We have to let our defense dictate our offense.
The regular season doesn't matter.
I just go out there and try to help my team win no matter what.
I personally want to be in Toronto.
I get paid to do a job that I love to do, so I'm going to go out there and give it my all every night.
It's about being a better player today than you were yesterday.
I don't have a crew. I have a small family. I never let anybody from the outside in, because I didn't want anybody to say they did anything for me down the line.
At the end of the day, if I become an All-Star, it's because of my teammates.
Game 7 is what you play for. It's what you work for.
Go out there and play hard, understand your teammates, understand the other team's gameplan, understand your coaches' philosophies and what they want you to do. There's nothing better than showing, though; more than talking, you have to make your actions speak louder than words.
Thank you to the wonderful Raptors fans across the NBA, especially in Canada! I am amazed by your passion for our team and the support you have given me.
My freshman year, I was such an immature kid and I didn't know what to expect, I didn't know what I wanted or what I could do or what my abilities were off the court.
To have a high basketball IQ, I think you have to be unselfish, but also selfish at the same time. To be able to say, okay, I know this is going to work, so let's do it.
I was always in good shape.
I understood even in college, when you win as a team, everyone gets their own accolades, individual accolades.
