Quotes from Willie Cauley-Stein

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.

My life revolves around the ball.

I'm not your cookie-cutter athlete, and that scares people. People don't know how to take that.

Whenever I really want to, I can paint. It kinda just goes by my emotions and feelings at the time.

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.

Being more vocal - I think that's something, as a professional, you have to be really good at. You have to be able to speak your mind.

I think I just gotta get more selfish.

I'm not your average athlete. I'm good at other things. I'm not just a basketball player. I'm multi-talented.

I don't know how you can be an All-American in this country and not be a good basketball player.

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.

I don't wanna be labeled as just a defensive player or a rim protector or someone who can dunk. I feel like I can do everything.

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.

I just wanna show people I'm a hooper.

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.

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.

I'm just trying to win something... I play with a chip on my shoulder, a real passion.

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.

At Kentucky, you have to be a competitor. If you're not, you're going to look weak. You're going to look like you don't belong.

The chip comes from people saying I'm not good enough, or I can't score, or I'm not a real basketball player.

Being a playoff team that got championships, it's going to bring something different out of you.

Every game is a playoff game.

'Trill' is a combination of 'true' and 'real.' It's my philosophy.

I'm getting drafted because I can guard multiple positions. Anything that comes other than that, there's no pressure there.

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.