I want to do something different in this league, even as a rookie.

Trae Young

Categorized in : Something Even Want Different

I'm actually enjoying attention. Who wouldn't?

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I'm light-skinned. I'm mixed with black and white.

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The history behind the Garden and all the players that have come through and played on that court in the Garden, I think that the history is the reason why it still is, in my mind, the mecca of basketball. It definitely draws me in. That's the thing about New York; that's a big thing about the history, and the Garden is a big part of that.

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My goal is to the best player in the NBA. That's what I'm focusing on each and every day.

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I'll always have a chip on my shoulder until I hang my shoes up. No matter how long I play this game, the chip on my shoulder will always be there. That won't change.

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To me, I'll always be the skinny, 5-foot-6 eighth-grader on the YMCA court, trying to get grown men to choose me for pickup games. It wasn't always easy. And that's what drives me.

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I want people to say that I'm something new, something different. Something they've never seen before.

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If I'm able to get drafted by the New York Knicks, it would be a blessing.

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Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would become a constant topic for national television and radio shows - never mind mentioned by some of the country's most respected journalists.

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I know what I need to work on, and I know what I need to prove and to show, and that's all that matters.

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That's what my mindset is, making the right play and doing the right thing each and every possession.

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I was never the big leaper, the dunker, the long and athletic kid who looked the part of a traditional basketball star. Truth be told, I wasn't even considered a top guard coming out of my recruiting class.

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I'll never regret a moment I spent at the University of Oklahoma or my decision to stay home and become a Sooner for life.

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People keep asking me if I feel pressure. But I don't feel pressure. I realize there's a lot on my plate, a lot of expectations for me to come in and win and do certain things. But I'm just playing the way I always have.

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I'm glad people get excited watching me play. Hopefully I show them something new each time I step on the court.

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I love when people try to be physical with me. They think that's the way to try to guard me and to get physical with me. I use that to my advantage.

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I think I can pretty much do it all for a team. And I'm looking forward to whatever team I go to, making a huge impact.

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I'm getting guarded like nobody else in the country is being guarded, scouted on like no one else in the country is.

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It's a mystery coming out each and every game to try and figure out how a team is going to guard me and how I'm going to dictate how my team wins.

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One of my dreams was being called a 'Diaper Dandy' by Dick Vitale. He calls me that all the time now. It's surreal.

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