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" I know, personally, people said a lot about what kind of defender I was. So I wanted to get better at it. "

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" I read, I watch a lot of movies, I'm constantly living, so I'm constantly having more to say. "

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" With Biggie, I thought his flow and his swag was better than Tupac's, but I thought Tupac's passion and ability to relate to the average person was better than Biggie, and I thought Nas was kind of like both, with a lot substance going but a lot of swag. "

" For me it's just amazing that I grew up watching Tim Duncan and KG and Kobe and Paul Pierce, Allen Iverson and all those guys and now it's like, 'Man, I can't believe they actually got old.' It's like they actually walked away. It's crazy to think about, but the game has to keep moving. "