Tristan Thompson

You have to get better every year. You have to add tools to the toolbox every year.

— Tristan Thompson

Whatever the team needs me to do to help us succeed, that's what I'm about.

— Tristan Thompson

In the postseason, every possession counts, so it's the little things.

— Tristan Thompson

Our goal is to play into late June and don't take the process for granted.

— Tristan Thompson

You never know what's going to happen throughout the course of a season.

— Tristan Thompson

It's the playoffs; you have to pick up the intensity.

— Tristan Thompson

My goal is simple - try and make sure my guy doesn't score. And if he does, make sure it's a contested…

— Tristan Thompson

Even though I don't live at home and I'm four hours away from home, I talk to my mom every day -…

— Tristan Thompson

That's one of the reasons I was drafted because I blocked three shots a game in college so I got to continue…

— Tristan Thompson

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

— Tristan Thompson

Whether I'm starting or coming off the bench, bigs have to protect the rim and can't give nothing easy to nobody.

— Tristan Thompson

Goal of mine is to make first team All-Defense. The way you do that is guarding the best players.

— Tristan Thompson

As long as we win, that's all that matters and everything else will take care of itself.

— Tristan Thompson

For bigs, we usually have three simple moves - and the hook-shot is one of those moves that's a forgotten art. But…

— Tristan Thompson

I don't really pay attention to the guy I outwork for the rebound, it's really just hearing the crowd just be like,…

— Tristan Thompson

It was more my uncle - my mom's brother - and my aunt who turned me on to hoops. He was more…

— Tristan Thompson

Without the community, as pro athletes, we're nothing, so I feel it's important to give back and definitely connect with supporters the…

— Tristan Thompson

Ever since I joined the Cavilers, my job has always been the same. I just come out and play hard. Be a…

— Tristan Thompson

Some guys have to score more off the bench because that's what their team needs. But some other teams need someone that's…

— Tristan Thompson

Coming off the bench, I'm able to view the game, see how their bigs are playing. And what I bring to the…

— Tristan Thompson

At the end of the day, we play for the community. They come out there and parents spend their hard-working money to…

— Tristan Thompson

Basketball is definitely basketball and that's what we love to play, but in the NBA, there's a business side of it. It's…

— Tristan Thompson

I don't care if X don't like X off the court... As long as you're on the court playing hard and playing…

— Tristan Thompson

I understand my teammates. I know which teammates you can get on during the game, and which respond better to constructive criticism.

— Tristan Thompson

Obviously, everyone wants to play in the NBA but I think if you handle what's in front of you first you'll get…

— 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…

— Tristan Thompson

Yeah, I definitely like broadcasting. And I'm looking forward to getting into it when my career is done.

— Tristan Thompson

Being able to play a whole season, play every game and start every game means a lot.

— Tristan Thompson

At the end of the day, guys don't want to foul, especially guys in the starting unit.

— Tristan Thompson

It's like the basket is an ocean and everything you throw up is going in. You get into that kind of groove,…

— Tristan Thompson

The bigger you become as a player and the more success you have as a player, the spotlight definitely becomes brighter.

— Tristan Thompson

If you look back at Greek mythology and even back before World War 1, every time a team would go out to…

— Tristan Thompson

Guys see that I come to work every day, punch the clock. They see that, and I think my voice is respected…

— Tristan Thompson

I want to guard the best wings and big on every team. I want to make their night tough to gain that…

— Tristan Thompson

I try to be the best I can be at what I can do, and that’s playing hard & rebounding.

— Tristan Thompson

When you look at not just for Sixth Man but also for any award in the NBA even when it comes to…

— Tristan Thompson

The same fans that want to rip you up are the same fans that want to talk you up and want your…

— Tristan Thompson

We don't got to talk to each other off the court. As long as we talk on the court, on the defensive…

— Tristan Thompson

I think playing the 5 is an advantage for me. I'm much quicker than a lot of the other centers in our league.

— Tristan Thompson

Whoever's in the game has got to be ready to play, take the scout serious and understand what we're doing. If you…

— Tristan Thompson