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

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" Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't. "

" Volleyball, I could be pretty good. After a few practices I could be that striker, or whatever they call it. "

" You have to be able to accept failure to get better. "

" And winning is a huge thing for me. "

" 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. "

" I am just happy to be part of the Nike family. "

" I don't know how tall I am or how much I weigh. Because I don't want anybody to know my identity. I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man. "

" No place is better than Akron. "

" 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! "

" When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable. "

" My game is really played above time. I don't say that like I'm saying I'm ahead of my time. I'm saying, like, if I'm on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that I've thrown will lead my teammate right where he needs to go, before he even knows that that's the right place to go to. "

" I never get too high on my stardom or what I can do. "

" I hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it. "

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

" There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself. "

" Well, I mean, to me, I think my ultimate - my ultimate goal is winning championships and - and I understand that me going down as one of the greats will not happen until I, you know, win a championship. "

" I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed. "

" 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 can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that. "

" I like being around people. "

" 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. "

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

" I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up. "

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

" I don't read books much. "

" 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. "

" I'm not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can't afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff game. "

" I played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That's when I knew I had some athletic ability. "