Confidence can be a gift and a curse and for Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, as his confidence has been questioned by fans and critics alike.

Before the 2025-26 NBA season, Podziemski had a pair of quotes, one saying he believed he could be a household name for the Warriors, coming off a campaign where he averaged 11.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 26.8 minutes of play per game.

Podziemski spoke with 95.7 The Game on Thursday and opened up about some of his contested quotes.

“I think I could have worded them a little bit differently, but I also think how it’s perceived on the internet is a little taken out of context,” Podziemski said.

“Your biggest strength can be your biggest weakness and I think it’s gotten me to this point and obviously with anything in life, there’s going to be pushback, people aren’t going to like you for what you say or what you do. But I’m just going to stick with it. It’s worked.”

“I think I could’ve worded them a little bit differently, but I also think how it’s perceived on the internet is taken a little bit out of context.”

Brandin Podziemski elaborated on some of his viral comments, including saying he wants to be better than Steph Curry pic.twitter.com/nYWlDPJ0QB

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Another quote that many questioned also came before the season, when he stated he wanted to be better than Warriors superstar Steph Curry during a press conference at Golden State’s training camp.

“I think with that it’s just something you strive for, seeing the greatest player at the point guard position, the same position you are,” Podziemski explained to 95.7. “If you have the opportunity to be better than him, obviously anybody would and I think that’s where I was going with that, not that I’m going to be better than him. Just that if I can be, obviously, I would.”

This season, Podziemski is averaging a career-high 13.1 points and 10.8 field-goal attempts in 28.4 minutes per game. The 23-year-old has played in all 73 games so far this season with 34 starts.

He also has put up his best month of the season in March, averaging 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest.

With Curry still out with his knee injury, the Warriors will continue to look to Podziemski as they look to finish the season strong.

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