130+ (BEST) Kyrie Irving Motivational Quotes About Life & Basketball
About Kyrie Andrew Irving
Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He was born on March 23, 1992. (NBA).
After being selected with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was named Rookie of the Year.
He won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016 as a six-time All-Star and two-time member of the All-NBA Team.
Kyrie Irving Quotes About Life
“I haven’t been a leader – not at all.” – kyrie Irving
“I think I’m the best player in the world.” – Kyrie Irving
“No one cares about your struggles.” – Kyrie Irving
“There’s no point for me to put on a show.” – Kyrie Irving
“I want people to get mad at me like they are mad at LeBron James.” – Kyrie Irving
“When you’re not scoring, you want to do other things.” -Kyrie Irving
“I Knew that I Didn’t need LeBron but he needed me.” – kyrie Irving
“I don’t think I’m underrated. I think people just don’t know about me.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m not a cocky guy.” – kyrie Irving
“People attribute me with too much of an ego, and I don’t think that’s what it is. At all.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m not worried about scoring much though.” – kyrie Irving
“I like to think that I’m a good person. I don’t want people to think of me as a bad guy.” – Kyrie Irving
“I don’t always have time to do things for charity, but I try to as much as possible because it’s good for my public image.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’ve worked countless hours in the gym, so I feel like I’m already prepared for the game. So when I’m listening to music pregame, it’s really just about personal enjoyment.” – kyrie Irving
“None of us deserve to have these injuries, but at the same time, we’re professionals. The good thing is that I really haven’t had a lot of adversity. When things do happen, they just keep getting better.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m good everywhere on the court. I want to be at my best in every position.” – kyrie Irving
“I’d like to be underrated. I want people to talk about me but not know everything about me. I think that’s when you get the most out of it, when you have a little mystery around you.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m not here to try to win MVPs and be the best scorer in the NBA and carry a franchise. I’m here to win championships.” – Kyrie Irving
“I don’t have a dog, but I definitely want one.” – kyrie Irving
Famous Kyrie Irving Quotes
“I think I’m just misunderstood. Most people do think of me in a certain way, but it’s all good, man – it doesn’t matter. I know who I am as a person.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m not trying to be the best at anything else but finishing around the basket.” – Kyrie Irving
“Whenever That Time Comes and it’s my time to be the Franchise, that I’ll be well Prepared.” – kyrie Irving
“I’m just becoming more and more comfortable in my game. The season is going really well, and I feel like I’m doing a lot out there.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’ve learned to be patient with God because he works in his own time.” – Kyrie Irving
“Everything is equal for me. Everything matters the same to me.” – kyrie Irving
“I had to learn and grow up fast, but I think that’s where a lot of players make the biggest progress.” – Kyrie Irving
“The reason I’m comfortable being uncomfortable is because I cannot be nor will not be complacent.” – Kyrie Irving
“It’s hard to put in words why I feel so at peace with myself at this moment. It’s just the right time for me, and it seems like the perfect fit for me.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’d eventually like to get my degree in finance.” – Kyrie Irving
“I realized that God has a purpose for me, and I believe that he puts you where he wants you to succeed, and I’m here now.” – Kyrie Irving
“I wanted to be the best player in the world when I was 16, but it wasn’t a realistic goal for me. It may be set me back a little bit.” – Kyrie Irving
“My dad’s pretty much the one that got me into basketball. He’s still my biggest source of information, and he’ll continue to be so.” – kyrie Irving
“I want to be in the best shape I can possibly be in, and right now I really don’t think I need it. I’m getting stronger and my body’s changing and everything, but it’s because of all the yoga and stuff like that. I’m just trying to reach the goals that I set out for myself.” – kyrie Irving
“My first day of kindergarten, I didn’t want to go because I thought there were going to be no other black kids.” – Kyrie Irving
“You can’t escape from your past, but you can use it as motivation.” – kyrie Irving’s
“When I was younger, my dad always told me to pick a goal and don’t let nobody or nothing stand in between you and that goal. And that’s what I feel like I’m doing.” – Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving Motivational Quotes
“I think confidence is a big thing, especially for me and my teammates, because the more everybody else sees how confident we are, the more we’re going to play together as a team.” – kyrie Irving
“I really do believe in God and I really do believe that he’s the one who’s taking care of us.” – kyrie Irving
“It’s all about the people that I’m surrounded by. It’s not about the situations that I’m put in, it’s who I’m surrounding myself with and who is surrounding me.” – kyrie Irving
“Knowing that you’re on the team with all the best players in the world.” – kyrie Irving
“When you take away everything, I’ve seen my brothers work so hard to become good people. And being that person is something that I want to do for my younger brother.” – kyrie Irving
“I’m an NBA player and I’m a person outside of that as well, so even if you’re not talking to people, they see what you’re doing. That’s been my motto this summer, just trying to be the best role model that I can possibly be.” – kyrie Irving
“I think whoever wins the championship is obviously going to get compared to them because of what happened last year.” – Kyrie Irving
“I don’t see myself being the next best player. I’m Kyrie Irving: man, son of Drederick and Elizabeth Irving.” – kyrie Irving
“Squares on the court, they’re cool. But the circles are where it’s really at.” – kyrie Irving
“Do a layup two hands around an imaginary basketball.” – kyrie Irving
“It’s cool. A lot of people don’t make it, you know? They get cut.” – kyrie Irving
“The only way you learn to win is you go through the fire.” – kyrie Irving
“I think that’s why I can go back to Cleveland and be like okay, ‘Let me get back home and really work on my game a little bit more.’ Bring my character up a little bit more. Get better in those areas.” – kyrie Irving
“I’d rather get in the gym every day, put in the work, and learn from playing. I think that’s the best thing I could do. You’re not gonna be perfect out there, but you can make strides.” – Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving Famous Quotes
“Being a professional is about going through those moments when you don’t have it to play through those moments and learning from them.” – kyrie Irving
“I’m in a very good place health-wise, spiritually.” – kyrie Irving
“At a certain point in my basketball career, I realized it was actually hard to be consistent. I think that’s what inspired me after the season, being able to be consistent with the work that I’ve been putting in. And I think last year was a big step forward from the first year when you’re still trying to find your footing.” – Kyrie Irving
“I got a little bit of an injury in the preseason and it carried over into my year.” – Kyrie Irving
“If you get off to a good start, I think everybody’s gonna be like, ‘Oh, he’s got a little injury in November. Now that he’s out of shape.’ It’s like, ‘He’s been out of shape all season.'” – Kyrie Irving
“You’ve got to want it. You’ve got to want something more than everybody else wants it.” – kyrie Irving
”I’ve got a chip on my shoulder. Everybody says I’m cocky. And that’s just a perception that people have. I don’t think I’m cocky. If anything, I want people to be like ‘He’s not the best player in the league, he has no business coming back and winning a championship. But he worked hard and he has the talent to do it.'” – kyrie Irving
“The biggest thing is, if you’re gonna make a jump in the NBA, it’s about experience. You can take that game to the next level, you just have to be patient and be humble.” – kyrie Irving
“You have to play the game like a dream and try not to lose sight of that dream.” – kyrie Irving
“I really do believe in God, and I think he is showing me things, telling me things all the time in ways, little things I don’t understand why he’s doing it or anything like that. I just feel like I’m preparing for something special.” – kyrie Irving
“I’m not trying to be the best at anything else but finishing around the basket.” – kyrie Irving
“I need to become a better basketball player. You don’t get anywhere in this game without hard work and that’s what I’ve been doing this summer, just putting all my time into that.” – kyrie Irving
“I really don’t know what I’m doing. I’m just trying to learn to play basketball and win basketball games. That’s it.” – kyrie Irving
“The more you see your teammates do something well or they make the big play, you have to let them know that they can do something special so they can keep doing it, because we all want to be great players.” – kyrie Irving
“I think I’m just misunderstood. Most people do think of me in a certain way, but it’s all good, man – it doesn’t matter. I know who I am as a person.” – kyrie Irving
“I just want to make the most out of the opportunity that I have.”- kyrie Irving
“In this league there’s going to be ups and downs, and you’ve got to take advantage of them when they come. And that’s what I’ve been trying to do.” – kyrie Irving
“I didn’t really have a choice. I felt like if I didn’t go to Boston, that my career would never take off.” – kyrie Irving
“I’m not just going through this season for me. This season is for everyone on the team, for my teammates, my coaches and the fans.” – kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving Inspirational Quotes
“The only thing I command is respect.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m going to do whatever it takes in order to be successful.” – Kyrie Irving
“I just try to make sure I execute every day and put forth the effort. When I don’t, that’s when I feel like everything is a struggle. It all comes back to that old saying: The harder you work, the luckier you get.” – Kyrie Irving
“Everything is earned, not given.” – Kyrie Irving
“I don’t feel like I need any more motivation than having to guard the best point guard in the league, Derrick Rose.” – Kyrie Irving
“The biggest thing is to enjoy it and have fun with it. That comes first.” –Kyrie Irving
“Just having fun and playing basketball with my friends is one of my greatest joys in life.” – Kyrie Irving
“For me, my greatest joy is to win games and compete and be the best player on the floor at the end of the day.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’ll do whatever it takes to get this team to where we want it to be.” – Kyrie Irving
“I think you just have to go out and not give a damn about what people are saying about you. You have to do whatever you can on the court.” – Kyrie Irving
“One thing that somebody told me is that leadership is a lonely role – some people can do it, and some people can’t.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m just trying to be myself and play the game I love.” – Kyrie Irving
“People don’t understand how difficult it is to be that guy every night.” – Kyrie Irving
“Basketball for me, it’s something I enjoy so much and I love to do.” – Kyrie Irving
“Playing basketball, that’s what I want to do every single day of my life.
Kyrie Irving Quotes on Basketball
“Basketball isn’t a game; It’s an art form. You master the fundamentals so you can forget ’em, so you can improvise and just concentrate on what really matters: getting buckets.” – Kyrie Irving
“I love the gym; I love basketball. I’m really passionate about it.” – Kyrie Irving
“No alarm clock needed. My passion wakes me up!” – Kyrie Irving
“It’s all about passion. If you don’t have passion, you don’t have it in your heart. And if you don’t have it in your heart, what are you going to do with that ball? You can try to trick it and try to trick us into thinking that you possess the basketball IQ, but I can tell when an athlete isn’t really passionate about the game because he wonders why he doesn’t score. He’s just playing with it.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m not a star player, but I can be a great one if I put my mind to it and work hard every day.” – Kyrie Irving
“I feel that God works in mysterious ways and He has called me here for a reason. That means I have to use all of the resources at my disposal.” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m not really good at basketball, but I’m so good at playing basketball.” – Kyrie Irving
“Every time I get the ball, I think of what it could be if someone else gets the ball. That changes how I play. My objective is to not just get the basketball; my objective is to create a play that will benefit all of us on the team.” – Kyrie Irving
“I don’t want to be a star. I want to be great. But the only way you can do that is if you have a team with you, and in order to have a team with me, I have to share the basketball.” – Kyrie Irving
“There are two kinds of ballplayers, those who make things happen, and those who wait for things to happen. I want to be on the first team.” – Kyrie Irving
“I want to win, and I will accept nothing less.” – Kyrie Irving
“You’ve got to want it so much that you don’t need it.” – Kyrie Irving
“I know what I need and my chance is going to come when my number is called, but beyond that I can’t worry about it.” – Kyrie Irving
“Everything that I’m about is what I want to be about.” – Kyrie Irving
“My mom and my dad are so supportive of me because of the steps that I took to achieve where I am today. They don’t know how hard it was for me to get here, but they know that every day was worth it because of what happened today.” – Kyrie Irving
“I can’t do it alone. I can’t do it without a team. I probably couldn’t even do it at all, because there’s so much more and I don’t know what is going on out there to help me make it happen. But my teammates believe in me, and I believe in them. And with the help of God…” – Kyrie Irving
“I’m in Cleveland. I enjoy myself. I enjoy going out and competing at the highest level for the Cleveland Cavaliers.” – Kyrie Irving