107 Quotes by Tristan Thompson

Of course, it's a huge luxury having LeBron on our team. At the same time, we have to be ready to play and we have to do our job.

My whole goal is just to be professional every day.

We all have our motivations in life and for me, it's my kids. They push me every day and keep me going. It gives me that extra motivation that I need.

The weight room prevents you from getting injuries, keeps your body durable and, working out even during the season, it helps a lot. It keeps your body loose, it keeps strengthening your body, especially the functional stuff.

I think when I moved to the United States and saw how serious basketball was and how good I was compared to everyone else. You just came from Canada and you're top five in the country; you're young and everyone says you can be a pro. That's when I started thinking: if I work hard, the dream can come true.

Without the community, as pro athletes, we're nothing, so I feel it's important to give back and definitely connect with supporters the fans and the people that help us earn our living.

Any award the NBA gives you, whether it's on the court or off the court, it's definitely an honor.

This is what being an athlete's all about, being able to give back to our community, the people that support us night in, night out.

If I came in and didn't rebound, that would look bad on my part. People would be wondering, what was he doing the whole time?