Malcolm Brogdon Quotes

"You always have to think in the back of your mind that someone's working harder than you, someone's getting better than you. That's what drives me every day. I always think there's someone out there working harder."

"I think Africa is the most interesting continent on the planet. You look at a country like Egypt, and you look at a country like Ghana. It's just completely different, and the people look completely different. It's just a fascinating continent with the most culture."

"My parents never planted the seed that anything was impossible. They planted the seed that things were doubly hard for a black man. My brothers and I made sure we outworked people and were better than everyone we were around."

"Defense is about will and effort and a certain toughness you have to have."

"I don't pay attention to accolades or any of that stuff because I think it can serve as a distraction, so for me, I just focus on winning games, trying to make the playoffs."

"Who I am is a guy who's going to do whatever the team needs."

"I'm going to play the right way, I'm going to know my role, and I'm going to be who I am."

"I just go out there to show them I'm going to play the right way regardless of what position or what situation I'm in."

"I think, as a rookie, what guys need to be judged on most coming in the league is feel. Not skill, not shooting, not stats, not even passing, but that feel for the game, the ability to read situations and make the right play."

"When you're running next to a guy who's about to lay it up in transition, you just get out of the way because you know Giannis is coming to block it."

"When you have a year of experience and also the experience of playing in the playoffs, it just makes a world of difference."

"I know what my role is."

"A lot of scouts and people are enamored with athleticism and youth. So they take that any day over mature, high-quality basketball players."

"I think my play will talk for me, It will show people, and it will show the league."

"I pride myself on what I do every night. I pride myself on my work ethic and how I carry myself. I want to be mature in my approach but focused and disciplined."

"I don't let people score on me. I think that's my biggest asset."

"Regardless of what the stakes are, our attitude and our mindset doesn't change."

"I was thinking about the NBA after my fourth year, but I also realized I could get my master's paid for and have another year on the court to raise my draft stock even higher. I felt if I could do those things, I could have my cake and eat it, too."

"I want to make a difference."

"I want to play for a team that has a strong defensive reputation. One that relies on a system and where assists are valued. And a team that needs what I do - making other guys better, leading a team, being a defensive stopper every night. I want to be a good fit."

"My five years at Virginia truly prepared me for the NBA and for life after the NBA."

"Thanks to Coach Bennett for a great education in basketball and for making me better."

"Thanks to the great fans of Milwaukee. Their work ethic truly inspires me every night."

"I saw from a very young age the value of clean water in communities in Africa. I made a promise to myself that once I reached a time and place in my career where I could do more, I would."

"I think college has helped me."

"Playing four years of college, you learn a lot; you learn more about yourself than anything."

"My older brother was always in the gym, and I saw how hard he worked. Around middle school, I was in there with him, and I started to love it. But it wasn't like I had a basketball in my hand at age 2."

"People would downplay how good I was, or my athleticism would be the knock, and that added fuel to the fire."

"I don't play for the attention; I work on my skills every day so I can go out and play my role to the fullest to help the team win. That's my No. 1 goal when I step on the court."

"When you're getting an opportunity and playing well, that's all you can ask for."