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I don't trust squirrels.
I know I can play point guard.
I feel like I was born a Celtic.
I don't really care about no hype.
I always had a chip on my shoulder.
I just try to play hard defensively.
I always brag about my football skills.
I think rebounding is more heart and toughness.
You ain't gotta jump too high to shoot the ball.
I know the Boston fans are all about their basketball.
I'm blessed, and I'm just trying to get better every day.
I'm going to keep perfecting my craft and keep getting better.
Hargrave made me mature. It made me grow up, and I needed that.
I don't ever want to get caught in the moment where I'm satisfied.
It's tough to tell a group of competitors that you'll get it next season.
I give 110 percent, and that's in practice and every game and everything.
Man, just to think back, like, I was one of the craziest D. Wade fans ever.
That's something I've always wanted to do, compete against other countries.
Just being able to be around your kid, I don't think anything can beat that.
Kyle Korver - got to treat him like J.J. Redick and not let him get good looks.
I'm already self-motivated, so I don't really pay attention what people are saying.
It's easy to play pretty well if you play hard. Things start working in your favor.
I know the fans are going to end up falling in love with me and how I play the game.
I'm just trying to keep myself in basketball shape and take care of my body while I can.
When I say I saw shotguns and pistols in the house, I saw them. It was what I grew up around.
Sometimes, you are going to give up a bucket, but defense is the key. That's the most important thing.
In college, the whole two years, I never sat out a practice or a game. So your body kind of wears down.
I know I have the ultimate eye of confidence to take a shot down the stretch if a coach needs me to do it.
I'm a guy that always had to prove himself on every level I've played, always was the guy that was overlooked.
Every game and every minute you get to step on the court is an opportunity to feel more comfortable and get better.
Scouting is important. You just want to know whom you are playing against and how to play them well within the team's defense.
You never want to hear your name get booed, but it's fine. I'm not going to let it bother me because I know what type of guy I am.
Whenever I go to the gym with my trainer, we always wind time down while each of us is getting up shots, like at the end of the clock.
I'm not afraid of taking big shots and things like that. It's a 50-50 chance. It might go in, it might not, but I'm not scared to take it.
Once you get comfortable playing hard, a lot of things just go your way. You just relax more, and you feel like you can do a lot of things.
Everybody will have their things to say about what I can or can't do. At the end of the day, I'm the one who has to put on the jersey and play.
You want to make as much money as you can and enjoy playing this game as much as you can, but it has a lot to do with how you take care of yourself.
I've been working on a lot of things, just knocking down the three consistently, making smarter moves off the pick-and-roll, improving my dribble a lot.
I wake up every day like, 'How can I get better, how can I help my teammates be successful? I try to control what I can control and worry about us, nothing else.
I think it shows my toughness that guys feel like I can rebound. You put me in there to rebound, and I'm gonna get the job done. Anything the coach needs me to do.
I grew up at a park, and everybody was always for themselves. I was the smallest, so I had to find a way to get my own rebounds, and it always translated throughout my whole career.
When I wake up in the morning, I'm not worried about nobody. When I go to work, I'm not worried. That's not me trying to say how tough I am, but that's just what it is. I have no fear.
Spaghetti is good with ranch, and spaghetti is good with sugar. You put all of that together and make a sandwich out of it and you get greatness. People shouldn't judge unless they try it.
Spaghetti is good with ranch, and spaghetti is good with sugar. You put all of that together and make a sandwich out of it, and you get greatness. People shouldn't judge unless they try it.
Any chance a rookie gets to go play in the playoffs, that should be a boost going into summer league. That should be a boost for the rest of your career. That's something that a lot of rookies can't say they did.
A basketball was in my hands 24/7, playing one-on-one against everybody and anybody, trying to prove against the older guys, just playing. The wind blowing outside, double rims, stuff like that, just always playing ball.
I'd rather spend my money on clothes. I have a budget. Why not want to look nice? It's something I just value for myself. Instead of just spending money on cars and stuff, I'd rather buy clothes. It's just something I like.
Going into my second Summer League, I felt like I had more knowledge. Just being around the game and learning your routines, and just learning from other guys that you're around, you feel like you pick up on a lot of stuff.
It's all a mind thing, just all mental. You have to know going into the game you have to play at a high level, as many minutes, stuff like that. It's just all mental. You get yourself mentally prepared for it and go out there and play.
I'm going to find my minutes to do something really well to help my team. Whether that's pushing the ball really fast down the court and trying to beat them up the court, rebounding at the guard spot, or something else, I'm going to get in there and do it.