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" 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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" You see the guys sign the big contract, you see everybody on TV, but you don't see all the work that goes into that. It's a grind. And a lot of people don't see that grind. "

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

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

" There are certain guys in the league that get their rhythm off their dribble. "

" I have friends in prison. I send them money. I send them food. They say, 'Bro, get me out of here.' There's nothing I can do. They're five years in on a 20-year sentence. They went in at 16, they'll get out at 36. That's a lifetime. "

" 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 know what I'm capable of, and I try to go out and prove that. "

" A guy that's going to do all of the dirty work, that guy that is willing to defend anyone and do the little things and not really care about all of that other stuff. I think every championship team needs that. "

" Sometimes it's tougher against bad teams because you can't really get a read on them. "

" Playing point guard is someone's instincts. They're used to that. That's my instincts. "

" A guy who's not a champion can't talk too much about championships, can he? "

" When you're 250 pounds, you can push more people around, but you can't move as fast or jump as high. "

" Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league. "

" My whole life, I've guarded guys bigger than me. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I'm blessed. I get to play the game I love for a living and make a lot of money doing it. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" At the end of the day, I continue to think I can get better, and that's always my focus. "

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

" I watch basketball all day every day. So when I'm watching the games, I watch it - I just enjoy watching basketball - but when I'm watching other people play, I'm really just watching as a student trying to figure different things out. "