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" I was always taught, even as a kid, playing against grown men, you get better. "

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" The fans at Quicken Loans Arena are pretty hostile. They say nasty things. "

" I have the mindset of a mid-level guy or a minimum guy. My path here wasn't expected: my path wasn't that I was going to the NBA and making $16 million a year. So I identify more with those guys, and I want to be a voice for them. I want to help them elevate their status in the league. That's my goal. "

" I wouldn't necessarily say I'm arrogant. I'm just confident. "

" When I came out in the draft, people kept asking me, 'So are you a small forward or a power forward?' and I was like, 'I'm a basketball player.' Period. "

" Just because it's a break doesn't mean it has to be fast all the time. It can be a secondary break, but you've got to allow the defense to break down. "

" 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 you play against people that's better than you, you get better. "

" Bogut - I wouldn't be the defender I am without Bogut. He taught me a ton. Angles. How to guard the post. You name it, he taught me a ton. "

" Are you going to back down to somebody? If not, you're giving yourself a chance. "

" My heart is bigger than most guys who have size over me. "

" I know things that I need to work on in my life, things that I can be better at. "

" I will not feel like I've made it until the day I retire from basketball because there's something that I can always get better at, and there's always somebody better, and that's what drives me. "

" Every time you make a jump, whether it's from high school to college or college to the NBA, you're going to hear questions about your athletic ability. "

" I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me. "

" 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. "

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

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" Wherever you go in Michigan, you find that toughness. I don't know if it's the weather or the hard times. It's like, if I can make it out of here, I had to be super tough. "

" I'm a huge fan of basketball. Any time you get a chance to watch basketball, I do it. "

" It's the way of life in Saginaw. If you're not tough, you don't survive. "

" That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone. "

" You couldn't play if you weren't tough. You'd get bullied. Everybody who comes through the Civitan Recreation Center has to be tough. It's what we breed. "

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" I don't really mind any scrutiny. It doesn't bother me. I'm going to still live my life and do everything I do the same way and not lose any sleep. "

" Michigan State means so much to my life and me. "