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I'm kind of normal guy.
Pressure is just bad things for you.
In high school, I couldn't do one pushup.
The paint is something we need to defend.
There's no point in playing with pressure.
Passing is kind of in my game all my life.
That's crazy when a guy scores 27 and it's bad.
Every season, I get better and learn new stuff.
A win in November is as important as a win in May.
For me, an assist is the same as getting a basket.
Oh man, I am so happy when I get to dribble the ball.
When I was young, basketball wasn't my No. 1 priority.
For me, every game is a pickup game in front of my house.
We cannot make our sole goal the eighth spot, the eighth seed.
The rookie game, those guys are going to be All-Stars one day.
We cannot think about playoffs. We just need to play the games.
Every different horse has a different personality, like a human.
When I am aggressive, I think that is going to help my teammates.
You can see that just with the passing, you can destroy the defense.
When everybody is sharing the ball, everybody makes everybody happy.
I lead the league in scratches. I'm always bleeding - I'm used to it.
My 3-point percentage is low, but I think I just need to work on that.
You need to be consistent. Every game is important for you and your team.
To be honest, I don't really care if I'm starting or coming off the bench.
I believe the only muscles you need in basketball are the ones in your brain.
I watched Magic because of his passing, and Hakeem because of his post moves.
We don't think about what anybody else with the media or other teams think about us.
Of course, we're going to talk trash or whatever. Both teams just want to win the game.
You must be fast. Bigs are fast, running all over the court. You must be ready for that.
I think the coach, the owner, the GM, the players want to win the game. That's the bottom line.
I loved some classes - math, history, that's pretty much it. I didn't love physical activities.
I like horse racing but I'm not an All-Star in horse racing. I'm an All-Star fan in horse racing.
It's really cool. I don't know how many people in the world have a silver medal. Maybe a thousand?
A point makes you happy; an assist makes you and your teammate happy. An assist makes two people happy.
The team is always bigger than an individual or whatever, and a really good team can win a championship.
I think I brought something different to the NBA. I brought that I can do pretty much everything on the floor.
You need to go with that mentality and play the game. No pressure. Yes, you need to do something. But it's just a game.
To be honest, if we're underdogs, we like it; if we're favorites, I like it. It's something that you cannot let affect you.
My dad is not really a relaxed guy. He's nervous. He wants to do everything. But I am completely opposite to him. I am calm.
I loved playing every sport. Soccer, water polo, horses. Whatever. I just loved it - especially competing against my brothers.
There's always going to be some guys not satisfied with the minutes or how they're playing or what their role is. That's normal.
When you think about Kobe it's, 'No excuse. Nothing can put your mind off what you love to do.' It's the Mamba mentality, for sure.
Kobe is probably an idol for so many players. He was such a great player so you wanted to be like Kobe. He's a legend that never dies.
As center you can push the ball. If you're a big man and you can push the ball, or you can run fast, you can make a difference in the game.
Maybe water polo and volleyball really help me on the court. Water polo with my one-handed passes, volleyball too, maybe when I tap passes.
I was always really good with the ball, I was always passing the ball, scoring, shooting the ball. I think for me, that's just a normal thing.
Every teacher in elementary school loved me because I was always goofing around. I was taller than most of the guys and girls, and fattest, too.
I think it's not just me. I think there is a lot of guys in the NBA that - just kind of big men in the NBA that can affect the game in so many ways.
This is not the job. We are just playing the game here. I am enjoying the game. I am playing every game as a game of pickup basketball in my hometown.
I just wanted to play hard - just to give my 100 percent to help my teammates, to help my team to win the game. That's my only goal going on the court.