A lot of people kind of conform. I don't want it to sound like I'm saying don't care about championships. That's not my point. But what I'm saying is a lot of people give in to the pressure of, 'I didn't have this; I didn't have rings'. - Damian Lillard
I know, personally, people said a lot about what kind of defender I was. So I wanted to get better at it. - Damian Lillard
I like '1989', the whole album. 'Welcome to New York,' 'Blank Space,' 'Bad Blood' – all of it! - Damian Lillard
I read, I watch a lot of movies, I’m constantly living, so I’m constantly having more to say. - Damian Lillard
I want to see things work out for everybody so it's a burden I place on myself to make sure that we are performing at a certain level, that we get certain things done. - Damian Lillard
If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody. - Damian Lillard
If your dreams don't match your actions, you can either change your dreams or change your actions. - Damian Lillard
Most parents are able to be with their kid every day. Every day of their life, their parents have an opportunity to be with them, and we don't have that luxury as professional athletes. That's the hardest thing. - Damian Lillard
Visionary means being able to see a place for something that can be impactful before it’s right in front of you. - Damian Lillard
We have to look in the mirror and say ‘I have to be better’ because whatever it is we’re doing is not working and it’s not giving us the shot to compete on the level that we want to compete on. - Damian Lillard
When I get done playing basketball, I'm definitely not going to be a rapper. I'm not going to be an old person who is focused on being a rapper. - Damian Lillard
Pressure, nah, this is just playing ball. Pressure is the homeless man, who doesn’t know where his next meal is coming from. Pressure is the single mom, who is trying to scuffle and pay her rent. We get paid a lot of money to play a game. Don’t get me wrong ― there are challenges. But to call it pressure is almost an insult to regular people. - Damian Lillard