20 Quotes by Yuta Watanabe

I just play hard on the defensive end. For me, being a good defender is someone who plays very hard on defense and just tries hard.

I'm a basketball player first and foremost. So I want to put basketball above everything else.

It's important to strengthen my body while also improving my shot. Shooting and defense are how I'll make my living, so those are the areas I really have to work on.

I'd play every position when I was in elementary school and junior high. I was playing as guard, too.

Basketball definitely helped, because even though I couldn't speak English, I was able to spend a lot of time with my teammates, which helped me learning English a lot.

'The Memphis Grizzlies' are always a great defensive team and defense is one of my strengths, so I think that's one thing that I can bring to this team.

My dream is to play someday in the NBA.

As for my shooting, I really think that what I've done since I was little really paid off. That's become one of my weapons even after I've come to the States.

In my junior year, I became one of the best defenders on my team, and as the years go by my confidence gets even higher, and that's because of my coach.