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

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" Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times. "

" As a kid, we would drive up and down 77 North - that's our highway - there would be office buildings on the side of the highway and I'd be like, that's what my house is going to look like when I get older. I'm going to start making my house look like this. "

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

" My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?' "

" Akron, Ohio, is my home. It will always be remembered. Akron, Ohio, is my life. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

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

" 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've always been an unselfish guy, and that's the only way I know how to play on the court and I try to play to the maximum of my ability - not only for myself but for my teammates. "

" 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 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. "

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

" The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman. "

" 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. "

" When you work out or you're doing anything active, it's more fun as a group. You may lose track of the time, and the next thing you know, you're working out for two hours because you're having fun. "

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

" I'm confident with my ability. "

" You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" There are some teams and logos you see, no matter where you are in the world, and you know exactly who they are and what they mean. "

" Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason. "

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