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" Become a good all-around human being. "

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" Michigan State means so much to my life and me. "

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" You've just got to earn my respect. "

" I put my heart into this. Like, winning to me is, I make it life or death. "

" I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles. "

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" So many times, I watch games and think, 'Man, why is that guy trying to score like that? He can't do it.' But he's been told his whole life, 'You have to go get 40 if you want to be one of the top dogs.' It's my goal to build a lane where you can be a top dog, and you don't gotta go get that 40. You can go get four and still be a top dog. "

" If you've got to second-guess talking to a teammate, what you have will never work. "

" I will not feel like I've made it until the day I retire from basketball because there's something that I can always get better at, and there's always somebody better, and that's what drives me. "

" I know things that I need to work on in my life, things that I can be better at. "

" I'm not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say. "

" My mom. Growing up with her, she always taught us to say whatever. Like, 'You think something, say it. Don't bite your tongue for people.' I think there's a fine line with that, but at the same time, I'm a firm believer in speaking your mind. "

" Everything can't be sweet. Everything can't be peaches and cream. "

" If you're not getting better, you're getting worse. "

" When I do things, I'm all-in. "

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" It's the way of life in Saginaw. If you're not tough, you don't survive. "

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