42 Anthony Edwards Quotes About Basketball, Confidence And Hard Work

motivational quotes Dec 29, 2023

The best (and funniest) Anthony Edwards quotes

Anthony Edwards is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. He was born on August 5, 2001, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Edwards gained recognition during his college career at the University of Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Bulldogs.

In his freshman season, he averaged 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. He was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and was also a consensus All-American.

In the 2020 NBA Draft, Edwards was selected as the first overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves. So far in his young career, he was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2021 and to the NBA All-Star game in 2023.

Edwards is known for his explosive athleticism, scoring ability, and highlight-reel dunks.

Off the court, "Ant-Man" has gained popularity as one of the best quotes in the NBA. His funny quotes have been called "Anthony-isms" which you can find below.

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Anthony Edwards Basketball Quotes

1. "I gotta start proving myself more now that I got a contract like that."

2. "I'm gonna give it 100% and we're gonna have some fun."

3. "I just go out there and give it my all and play hard."

4. "To me, the best rim protector in the league is Porzingis. Anytime I go against Porzingis, I don’t get no layups. I don’t get why we couldn’t finish on Rudy Gobert. He put no fear in my heart."

5. "He’s amazing. There’s nothing new I can say about Giannis. He’s unstoppable."

6. On "settling" for jumpers: "That's what you call it? 'Settling?' I call it playing basketball. If I want to take a jumper, I'm going to take a jumper. If I want to go to the rim, I'll go to the rim. I don't call it 'settling.'"

7. "All the guys sitting, resting...Just play, man. I don't like all the sitting, missing games and stuff. These people might have enough money to come to one game. And that might be the game they come to and you're sitting out."

8. "[I want to be remembered] as the greatest shooting guard to play basketball."

9. "Before I got to the NBA, Kyrie and KD were my favorite players."

10. "The stats are cool, but I want to get to the playoffs and compete at a high level."

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Anthony Edwards Quotes About His Confidence

11. "There’s something to do, I bet I’d be A1 from day one."

12. "I'm ready to guard whoever. I'm trying to win. Whoever their best player is, put me on them."

13. "I feel like Black Jesus."

14. "I'm super confident, I don't see no limit on us. We can beat anybody."

15. On who is the hardest player to guard: "Myself."

16. "I don't think [Michael Jordan] can guard me."

17. "My second year after the All-Star break I was like you know what, I'm here now. I started getting super comfortable."

18. "Who is him? Besides me? Kyrie and KD for sure...and Dame. Those three, plus me."

19. "No matter how bad I shoot it from the field, when the game's on the line I'm going to shoot it every time."

20. "I'm smarter than a lot of people think."

Best Anthony Edwards Quotes About Hard Work

21. "I come from nothing. My mom used to work all day, grandma used to work all day. So just seeing them grind makes me grind even harder now."

22. "To be honest at first I thought I was working hard but I wasn't, until the pre-draft [workout where] I met Steve Kerr... and he told me I wasn't going hard enough. So I appreciate him for that. Ever since then, I've been working crazy."

23. "I had to dedicate myself to the work. That was the main thing this summer. I was working out 4 times a day."

24. On what he's working on to take his game to the next level: "Being more efficient. Taking less shots and scoring more points."

25. "This summer I'm going to train so hard so that I don't miss any open shots."

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Funny Anthony Edwards Quotes

Here are some funny "Anthony-isms" or "Anthony Edwards-isms":

26. "I was already living in a pandemic, because all I wanted to do was get better."

27. "I mean, I was bored. And I've always loved dogs. I love dogs, or like lions or something. But I knew I couldn't get no lions because I ain't got the house for it. So I'm just gon' get me some dogs."

28. "He can tell us, ‘Be in the gaps, contest everything, no easy layups, contest every layup, contest all dunks,’ everything… but s***, he just saying words, we gotta go out there and do the s***."

29. "But I really can rap. Dame, talking about — I don’t know what he’s talking about. I’m rapping like Lil Baby."

30. "I could’ve went to the MLB. ... I was fourth, fifth hitter, you know what that means: straight clean-up on aisle three. "

31. "Tennis, swimming, lacrosse…whatever you need me to play, I’m gonna go do it. If it’s some money on the line, I’m gonna go do it."

32. "I got baptized at Lake Minnetonka. Hit a couple backflips. Swimming..."

33. When asked if he can swim: "Yeah. Like Michael Phelps."

34. "I've never had cruncy peanut butter. I wouldn't even try it...Creamy is better."

35. "Where you from, Jim? I like your accent. It’s tough. I want to learn how to talk like that. But ask your question again, I was too much listening to your accent."

36. "To be honest, I can’t watch basketball. I’m still not really into it. I love basketball, yeah. It’s what I do."

37. "I had to get Popeyes after the game...They're fries are top 4."

38. "Once I found out Rudy [Gobert] was playing, I kind of knew we already had the game."

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Other Motivational Anthony Edwards Quotes

39. "I always competed versus my brothers growing up. That's just something that's in me. I love to compete at a high level. Any chance I get to compete, I'm ready to go."

40. "I'm always going to be happy and play like myself."

41. "Sometimes you gotta scream at [your teammates] and get on them, but the reason that you go vibe with them is so they know it's genuine and you got love for them."

42. "I've got a great group of people around me. I wouldn't be here without them."

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