Come Quote by Iman Shumpert

When you first come into the league you don't know what to expect. And then if you do, you're ready, but then it's different…

— Collin Sexton

You play the game to compete and you want to be a starter, but at the same time you don't want to rush yourself…

— Teddy Bridgewater

A player is not going to get minutes just to get minutes. You have to impact winning, you have to put the team first.

— Tom Thibodeau

If you practice every play, every opportunity like a starter and like you're going to make plays come game time, that's what you fall…

— Nelson Agholor

Especially in this league, you can have a tendency to look ahead, but really, it's about one taking one day at a time, one…

— Sean McVay

To me, there's no honor to say, 'I'm going to start.' As long as you're getting minutes, you're closing games, that shows more of…

— Dwane Casey

I think people emphasize too much who's starting. Emphasis should be on minutes played.

— John Havlicek

That is what happens when you play in one of the best teams in the world: you have fantastic players in your position, and…

— Bernardo Silva

Sometimes people take the approach that the play starts when the ball is snapped and kind of ends when you catch the ball, but…

— Cooper Kupp

It's just not thinking about starting all the time. You'll think, 'Just because I'm having good games, I need to be in the starting…

— Donte DiVincenzo

It's all about opportunities in this league, and when you get the opportunities, you have to make the most of them.

— Chris Hogan

When you're out there and you finally get to play extended minutes and you do well, it reaffirms your confidence.

— Spencer Dinwiddie