Mikel Brown Jr. on Nets rebuild pressure
by Yetundejones: Mikel Brown Jr.
Mikel Brown Jr. shared his mindset on the pressure surrounding him as the leader of the Nets' rebuild: "I embrace any type of pressure that comes. Pressure is privilege. I don't look at it as pressure. It's just expectations people have set, but I also set expectations for myself." (via ErikSlater_)
Transcript (en)
It would mean a lot, it's a big city, it's a big city, bright lights. A lot of big time names come out of Brooklyn, so to be able to represent that means a lot. How do you think you would handle the New York City? I would handle it well. I'm very calm and down to earth, I'm about this basketball stuff. Keep the main thing, the main thing is that's the focus is to strive to win a championship. Do you embrace New York type pressure? I embrace any type of pressure that comes. Pressure is privilege. And I don't look at it as pressure. It's just an expectation that people have set forth, but I also set myself to the expectation as well.
