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Trey Burke Quotes

I love playing video games. I love listening to music. Just surfing the web. Facebook, Twitter, keeping in touch with people from home.

– Trey Burke

There are leaders vocally, and there are leaders by example. I think I’m starting to become better at being a leader vocally, just talking on the court.

– Trey Burke

I definitely feel like I’m a really good playmaker, a really smart point guard that can lead his team and win.

– Trey Burke

A lot of people talk about the Fab Five, and they were wonderful, one of the best teams you’ll ever see in college basketball. But the ’89 team is the best one to ever play at Michigan in my opinion because they won the national championship. Winning a championship is winning a championship.

– Trey Burke

I basically try to visualize the team doing good things on the court the night before the game. I get shots up. There’s not actually a pregame ritual that I do. I’m still trying to figure that out. I say a prayer. I go out with confidence.

– Trey Burke

There’s a DVD called ‘The Secret.’ It’s like visualization and meditation, certain methods I use before games, visualizing the games before they happen.

– Trey Burke

I don’t know why, but at the end of games, for some reason, I just get more confident. I just think it’s natural. I think it’s something I’ve embraced from a young age.

– Trey Burke

I think college prepared me at a really high level. High school, you can take some plays off on the defensive end. Not on purpose, but if your man gets tired, you can rest a little bit. But once you get to college, and especially in the NBA, you can’t do that. Even if my man gives the ball up, I’m on help side, helping my team out.

– Trey Burke

In college, everything’s structured. In the NBA, it’s like, you have a lot of free time, and you have to use it wisely. A lot of the time, you’re in a hotel room all day. And rest is really the most important thing. Then, just trying to enjoy yourself and have fun.

– Trey Burke

I’m a gamer, so I play ‘2k,’ ‘Call of Duty,’ and ‘Madden.’ I think I can play those games every day.

– Trey Burke

Sometimes I relax on defense and not understand I can’t do that. Night in and night out, you’re playing some of the best point guards in the world. That’s something I’m continuing to work on and continue to develop my lower body, get quicker and more explosive.

– Trey Burke

My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it’s there, and make plays for my team.

– Trey Burke

My real name is Alfonso. My grandfather and dad are also Alfonso, so I was the third. So my mom just gave me the nickname Trey because I was the third.

– Trey Burke

People underestimate my speed. I’m pretty fast.

– Trey Burke

I knew the Big Ten was one of the best conferences in the country. Every night you’re up against pros. It’s just so competitive. You can get beat by any team. That’s really what I like about the Big Ten.

– Trey Burke

I listen to a lot of Tupac and Biggie Smalls. Old school songs. Rick Ross. I listen to a guy ASAP Rocky. I like different kinds of music. I always have. It motivates me before games… A Tupac playlist or a Meek Mill playlist. It varies.

– Trey Burke