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" Everyone wonders why I talk junk, but I was doomed from the beginning. "

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" I have a great smile. A lot of people don't know that. "

" I see the game differently than some guys. I'm always reading the next move. "

" I've been pretty broke my entire life. I'm not going to live that same life, but I'm going to keep those same principles. "

" I grew up in a household where my mom made $16,000 a year. I know the struggle. I know how to keep those things in perspective, and I do keep it into perspective. "

" When you play against people that's better than you, you get better. "

" That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone. "

" I know when I need to be pushing it full speed; I know when I got to probe and allow the flow to open up, because, at the end of the day, on the basketball court, something's going to open up. "

" Think about the deflections. The offense can't score every play. They're just trying to get a good shot. If I can deflect a pass, even if it doesn't cause a turnover, it will throw their timing off half-a-second. That half-a-second might mess up their shot. "

" I wouldn't necessarily say I'm arrogant. I'm just confident. "

" 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. "

" One thing I've always been taught at the defensive end is you hit first. In life, you throw the first punch; you don't get punched first. It's the same on defense: You've got to hit first. Do your work early. That's what I was always taught. If you don't do your work early, you're done. "

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

" I'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game. "

" I'm human, and I make mistakes. "

" At the end of the day, before basketball, before anything, I'm a man. "

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

" If you put junk into your body, your body is going to give you junk results. "

" I tell guys all the time, you see me messing up, get at me. I want you to get at me. "

" When the ball isn't in my hands, I'm already scanning for where the next pass is going. "

" Four-men aren't used to picking up guys pushing the ball in transition. Let alone, somebody getting the rebound and just busting. "

" I think when you look around this league, so much is scripted. And not scripted in a sense that the league is scripted, but when guys talk, it's like, 'Say this. Yeah, come out and say that.' Like, nah, I'm not doing that. I'm going to say what's on my mind. I'm going to say what's on my heart. It's just genuine speaking. "

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

" My fire is my gift and my curse. I harness it 95% of the time, but the 5% I don't, it works against me. "

" I think Coach Kerr and his staff have done a great job with what they bring to the table. "

" You learn from adversity more than anything because it allows you to see so much. It really allows you to see things in a different way. "

" I may not be the most athletic, but I understand the game. "

" I've gotten to the point where I'm comfortable guarding any position on the floor. It just didn't happen overnight. It came with a lot of work, a lot of film study and everything. "

" The more time you spend with somebody, the more your relationship grows. "

" Just because it's a break doesn't mean it has to be fast all the time. It can be a secondary break, but you've got to allow the defense to break down. "

" People will always try to change you. They will always want you to be who they want you to be. That's fine because I'll always be exactly who I want to be. "