Quotes by Willie Cauley-Stein - Page 2

Some of my conversations with Jay, I'm not really saying much, just listening. It's really just learning. I'm trying to have Jay Z's money.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Conversations
Jay
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With my grandparents, it was almost like a hippie lifestyle. I could do whatever I wanted. If I didn't want to do my homework, I didn't do it.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Homework
Lifestyle
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The only problem that I had in my younger years and in college was not knowing if I had the confidence on the offensive side to just take over.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Not Knowing
Offensive
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I used to be super self-conscious about my height. I mean, going everywhere and someone just looking at you - you're never not in the spotlight.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Height
Self Conscious
Spotlight
Just Looking
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I love being at Kentucky. I love the fan base. I love the community. I love the people there. So it's like, why not stay until they make you leave?
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Why Not
Love Community People
Fan Base
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I think it's getting proven I've got good mechanics; I make my free throws. I handle the ball, too. I can do a lot of things I didn't do in college.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Handle
Proven
Mechanics
Throws
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I'm athletic enough to do guard stuff, so if you were to mold me into having guard moves and footwork in a big's body, that's revolutionizing the game.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Footwork
Mold
Guard
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I like thinking and being able to answer questions that are tough to answer. You have to try to figure out how to get a good answer and look intelligent.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Intelligent
Good Thinking Look
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Everybody knows that I can play defense. I've showed at times that I can score, but I just think they want to know, 'How consistent are you in your moves?'
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Consistent
Defense
Score
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That's two different influences... The Warriors nation as a fan base, that's a whole lot of pressure. Then you got the pressure of playing with some greats.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Fan Base
Greats
Influences
Warriors
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I have a lot of art in the house, but it's mine, friends'. Not necessarily - like, I didn't spend thousands of dollars to attain it. It's authentic, at least.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Attain
Authentic
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I'd never think about not hooping. I'm always thinking about doing something with hoops or what can I work on today that's going to make me better for tomorrow.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Hoops
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I think that's one of the things that intrigues people the most: my defensive versatility. My movement and mobility is something that piques everybody's interest.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Mobility
Versatility
Defensive
Intrigues
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You got to be interested in other things. If you focus on one thing, you're going to eventually - like, you're going to get bored with it, or you're going to get burned out on it.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Bored
Burned
Focus
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You've got the power to change people's lives just by talking to them for a few minutes or by smiling at them. It makes you feel kinda weird, but it can also make you feel really good.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Minutes
Talking
Change Good Power
Weird
Smiling
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I see myself as the No. 1 player in the draft, but it is what it is. You can just take it day-by-day, put in the work, and the draft is going to be the outcome of whatever the draft is.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
It Is What It Is
Work Myself See
Draft
Outcome
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I remember the Vince Carter Raptor days: playing all the video games with him. Playing against him is one thing; having a chance to learn from him is a whole - another level of excitement.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Carter
Excitement
Video Games
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How you balance class and school and other stuff outside, then working out twice a day - as a freshman, you're thrown right into that. It's good for you. It makes you go through adversity.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Adversity
Freshman
Thrown
Twice A Day
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I wish I still had all of my old schoolwork. I'd just have all the sketches around the schoolwork, and none of the schoolwork done. Just sketches all around. I was always doodling something.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Schoolwork
Sketches
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I come from a town of 800 people, and you just listen to Jay Z there. You never think about meeting him. Then suddenly, one day, you're in his office, hearing stories about his whole journey.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Jay
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I've gotten better every year. I'm only going to continue to get better and better, and I'm just scratching the surface. I'm 25 years old, and I've been hooping at a high level for a long time.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
High Level
Time Long Better
Scratching
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The way I dress, the way I talk, the way I do things, what I say on Twitter - it's just like, that's who you are, so don't try to mask who you are just because of what other people think of you.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Mask
Dress People Way
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My grandparents have taught me that since I was younger: just to be involved in a whole bunch of different things so you don't get burnt out, and you know what you like to do and what you don't like to do.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Different Things
Me Know Things
Burnt
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Since I got to college, I wanted my own shoe and clothing spot. It's called 'Catalyst.' That's the ultimate goal. I wanna put it downtown Sacramento. It's poppin down there. They don't have anything like that.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Catalyst
Downtown
Sacramento
Ultimate Goal
Wanna
Clothing
Spot
Shoe
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Being able to hedge on a ball screen and the guy coming off and being able to guard him for a brief second and then go back and block a shot in one possessions, that's big. There's not many dudes that can do that.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Brief
Dudes
Guard
Hedge
Possessions
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I love the game, but I'm not going to play the game for the rest of my life, so you need something else you're good at, another passion. You have to be well-rounded, or else you're going to burn out, and you'll lose passion for what you're doing.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Well Rounded
Life Love Good
Burn
Something Else
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A lot of kids my age can make a lot of mistakes, but college athletes that are in the spotlight, you have to grow up so much faster than regular students or regular kids your age because you are a public figure, so you get one shot, sometimes two.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Faster
Spotlight
Athletes
Public Figure
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I got a call from my agent; I'm out in the boonies. They're like, 'Where you at? The Warriors are trying to call.' I'm like, 'Hold up! I'm on the lake, and I ain't got no service.' So I had to drive two miles up the road so I could get service and take the call.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Miles
Agent
Lake
Warriors
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When your teammates are telling you to score and telling you to shoot 3s, when you ain't shot a 3 in your whole life, that's cool. I mean, that makes you feel good. and, like, all the work you've put in, they are telling you to show what you have been working on.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Feel Good
Score
Life Cool Work
Teammates
Shot
Telling
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A lot of NBA GMs have asked me about me why I changed my middle name to Trill. Actually, the reason why I filed the paperwork to change my name was so that I could officially add my mother's last name, Stein, to my own. My mom is my best friend, and I wanted to honor her.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Best Friend
Nba
Paperwork
Officially
Stein
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Some weeks, I'll go super-hard at practice for two straight days, but then the third day, something happens away from basketball, and I'll lose focus. I'll say, 'I just want to get through practice. I don't want to conquer it today.' But then I'll go home and realize I missed a chance to get better, and it'll bother me.
Willie Cauley-Stein /
Bother
Conquer
Go Home
Missed
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