Fred VanVleet

At the end of the day, winning games is the only thing that matters.

— Fred VanVleet

We have people who work in regular jobs that come up to us and tell us that they hate their job and…

— Fred VanVleet

I mean, I was one of the best college players in my four years.

— Fred VanVleet

I come from one of those communities that's forgotten about and not paid attention to. Growing up, there were a lot of…

— Fred VanVleet

Our parents busted their butts to make us feel like we weren't broke and in our neighbourhood we were probably more well…

— Fred VanVleet

You kind of don't know what you can't do until you get out there and do it.

— Fred VanVleet

There's no other way for me to achieve any of the things I've achieved individually other than to be insanely confident and…

— Fred VanVleet

I'm not the most amazing athlete - I understand that.

— Fred VanVleet

I was in my share of fights whether I'd be outside or in the house with my brothers, so I've always had…

— Fred VanVleet

My whole mind-set growing up was that I was not going to let myself be one of those Rockford people who didn't…

— Fred VanVleet

No one expects an 18-year-old kid to know exactly what path they'll take.

— Fred VanVleet

Toronto has become my second home.

— Fred VanVleet

I've always had the instinct and I always have the mind to make the right play.

— Fred VanVleet

I don't have to tell people that I value winning. Look at my story, do your research, I've never been on a…

— Fred VanVleet

Early as I can remember, I was always next to the coaches trying to pick their brains and just learn how to…

— Fred VanVleet

I'll continue to work on my body and find different ways to be creative to be better and be more healthy and…

— Fred VanVleet

Obviously, I'm a basketball player, I grew up going to basketball camps, so any chance I have to go in and be…

— Fred VanVleet

I could've taken shortcuts and taken the easy way, but you know, even when I get knocked down and things don't go…

— Fred VanVleet

I know that what I'm doing is paving the way for a lot of guys after me. There are guys getting drafted…

— Fred VanVleet

It's important to provide opportunities to those who opportunity usually ignores, or works against, or excludes.

— Fred VanVleet

I felt like I'd been burned or that everybody owed me something.

— Fred VanVleet

They're always telling us, 'Rockford is a miserable place to live. There's not a lot of talent coming out of Rockford.' Blah,…

— Fred VanVleet

I study all the greats, and Steph is definitely one of those guys that I've taken a lot from to try to…

— Fred VanVleet

I was a young teenager that was working out multiple hours a day, which was unheard of back then It's hard to…

— Fred VanVleet

I really love the game. I really love basketball.

— Fred VanVleet