Quotes from Andrew Wiggins

I know from watching other players that they have great games by getting to the line and getting to the rim.

It's like when someone dunks... and they scream. It's all part of the game.

My senior year of high school, I probably wouldn't get so much out of it as if I went to college.

It is always tough to miss shots.

The game of basketball is full of runs.

There's a perception of me out there that my effort is not there, but that's just he said, she said. A person says something, everyone believes it. But they're not there in the early mornings or when I work out.

That's a thing you most look forward to as a kid. The newest clothes or the newest shoes. Definitely getting the newest shoes and bragging to your friends about it.

I know people expect a lot from me and want to see certain things when I play, but it's not really any pressure for me.

He went about things a certain way, but no one can say Thibs wasn't a good coach. He was a hell of a coach.

At a certain point in one's career, you want to win, not just have a great season. You want to win a championship.

We all have to go into the game and play hard, no days off, no possessions off and when we get a little lead don't get comfortable.

In the NBA, if you can't defend your position, they're going to go at you over and over again.

I grew up playing defense all the time with my older brothers and the older players.

My father really put that in my head that defense is one of the key things in basketball.

I want me and my teammates to go as far as we can and to be the best players that we all can be.

I am very confident in my game, whether I'm shooting, driving or creating for my teammates.

Anybody who has ever watched me knows that I get my teammates involved, that I make them better.

It was kind of good to get my feet wet with my first NBA game. I felt comfortable out there, let the game come to me. I played within myself and I thought I did pretty good.

There's days where your shot's not falling.

Obviously during practice there's a competitive nature if you're on opposite teams.

For me, I have a bunch of friends back home in Canada who play online all the time - so we get mic'd up, join the same party, and just play. We are good enough to compete with 'Call of Duty' pros, so, the competition is what keeps bringing me back.

We have to have that mindset that whoever comes in our house can't win and it has to be the hardest place to play.

I'm thankful for everything.

At the end of the day I'm a basketball player. I'm going to try and shoot more threes than mid-range or long twos or whatever. But if someone gives you a shot, you're a basketball player, you got to make reads and play.