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Winning is motivation.
I'm just a low-key guy.
I like the old-school muscle cars.
My mindset is the same every game.
I believed I could play in the NBA.
The Spurs are a great organization.
I've always liked home-cooked meals.
Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart.
It's just a great feeling, once you have a child.
When I'm on the court, I feel all problems go away.
When I was growing up, I didn't have a hometown hero.
I just want to keep improving, to keep getting better.
That's how I grew up. Just play defense - and make a basket.
My hands make me a little longer, and that's always a good thing.
I just try to play every game like it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
I'm not out here just for the money. I want to be a great player.
My motivation wasn't really to get a $95 million contract, you know?
I'll never try to win an award. I'm out there just playing for my team.
I'm just the same guy... I don't need to be a celebrity or a superstar.
If I can get back and win a championship, that's what I'm trying to do.
As long as you give your best effort, I feel like that's all you can do.
I don't like to bring attention to myself. I don't like to make a scene.
I was good. I probably could have gone to the NFL. I just hated practice.
I just have to move forward and keep working on my game and getting better.
People always want to compare their hands to mine. Pretty much everywhere I go.
I'm always trying to come down with a win. That's what matters to me and my squad.
I'm just here to play basketball and have fun and try to win another championship.
You just go out there and try to compete and try to make a play for your teammates.
I'm just living in the moment, trying to win every game. That's all I'm focused on.
I didn't work out with Kobe. I don't know where that came from. I wish I could have.
I always wanted to play both ends of the floor. I never wanted to be one-dimensional.
I've been working hard to be one of the focal points in the NBA, one of the top guys.
It's how I've been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on the other team.
When I'm away from basketball, I hang out with my friends, chill, and that's about it.
I don't watch ESPN, don't listen to the radio. I just go home and deal with my family.
It's just the game itself that drives me. I just want to be able to compete at a high level.
I don't care about winning an MVP - the MVP doesn't mean you're the best player in the league.
People would ask what college are you going to, and I'd say, 'San Diego State.' And they'd say, 'Why?'
I remember being a teenager and watching 40-year-old Michael Jordan compete in his final All-Star game.
I work all summer and throughout the whole season to be prepared for the challenges that I have to face.
Coming to a team like the Spurs, you're automatically going to learn how to play the game the right way.
I'm trying to see what way I could lead so when the opportunity comes, it won't just hit me in the face.
The bigs are there on the help-side if the guy goes by me, and I'm able to switch to other offensive players.
I can't be impatient. It would show on the floor, and I won't compete if I'm thinking about getting the ball.
I'm trying to be one of the greatest players, so whatever level that consists of is where I want to take my game.
If I get noticed for my individual performance, that's what happens. Other than that, I'm just trying to win the game.
You definitely see a difference in some guys' games when they do get paid. I'm trying to make sure I'm not that player.
Whoever I'm playing against, I go in and try to stop their best scorer and try to get myself going on the offensive end.
Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college - and now.
Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.