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" I love watching track and field - the 4x100 relay, the 100-(meter) dash, the 200-(meter) dash. To see what they're able to do, I love watching that. "

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" I do have motivation. A lot of motivation. "

" I hate letting my teammates down. I know I'm not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don't feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win. "

" As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals. "

" In fourth grade, I missed 82 days of school. Out of 160. "

" I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily. "

" I went through a lot of battles in high school. "

" But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I'm upset. I get home and my son is smiling or he comes running to me. It has just made me grow as an individual and grow as a man. "

" Once you get on the playing field it's not about whether you're liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team win. That's what it's about. "

" Warren Buffet told me once and he said always follow your gut. When you have that gut feeling, you have to go with don't go back on it. "

" But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out. "

" I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing. "

" There are always people always asking you for something. But I feel like I have a foundation. I have a supporting cast where it doesn't bother me too much. "

" I always say, decisions I make, I live with them. There's always ways you can correct them or ways you can do them better. At the end of the day, I live with them. "

" You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress. "

" If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved... or star in a movie. "

" I don't read books much. "

" I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it. "

" I don't want to be called a point guard, but I can't stop it. "

" I make impact plays. I make game-changing plays. "

" It's always a struggle growing up in Akron. "

" I love showcasing my talents - not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world. "

" I mean, when you grow up in the inner city and you grow up in a single-parent household, that's - those are humbling times, you know? "

" I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level. "

" But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner. "

" My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me. "

" Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast. "

" You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball. "

" I'm a pretty funny guy, and I would love to do a comedy with a bunch of funny guys - movie-star guys, where they could help me through it. "

" I need music. It's like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what's going on - bad games, press, whatever! "

" You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: 'Yes, you're doing the right thing, you're always right.' No, they tell me when I'm wrong, and that's why I've been able to stay who I am and stay humble. "