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" I was just a young kid out of Mexico, Missouri, and then Kansas City, having an opportunity to play at the University of Nebraska, where I grew as a man. "

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" Being broke and poor - I mean, you grow up in the environment I grew up in, grew up hard and grew up poor. Your mom doesn't have a car until you make it to the NBA... no telephone. So, I mean, if you grow up like that, and you're able to make it to this level and be blessed the way I've been blessed, it's always great to give back. "

" LeBron is like a coach. He is a coach on the floor. He has a great basketball IQ. "

" If you win as a unit, everybody gets credit for it. "

" I hate being on TV, hate dealing with media on TV. All that stuff, I don't like that. "

" I want to win, and I know I'm supposed to win, but I think the biggest thing for me is I have to do the best job I can do but then also enjoy it. "

" You can tell a guy the truth, and they might hate you for that day, but they'll come back that night and text you, like, 'You know what? You were right.' I just think if you tell guys the truth, they can respect you more. "

" I won coach of the year at the ESPYs, but I didn't go to ESPYs. That's not me. I don't want the attention. "

" I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit. "

" Great players, they always dig deep and have their will to win. "

" I had a great relationship with Coach Nee. I liked Doc Sadler a lot. "

" I've been collecting jerseys and shoes my whole career. "

" My job as the associate head coach was to make sure the head coach has everything he needs. That's my job. Whatever he needs me to do and whatever I see fit to do to help the team win. "

" All I know is basketball, and I'm sure a lot of guys in the locker room, all they know is basketball. So, they have to enjoy it. "

" You work to make sure that, in the game, everybody knows where they're supposed to be at, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But if you put them in a position to be successful, that's all you can ask for. "

" I always get mad when guys make shots in the first quarter, second quarter, pumping their chest, and then the game on the line, they miss. So you're doing all that for no reason. "

" If you give all your effort and all the fight and all the heart you got, it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win, and that's what's tough about sports. "

" I try not to be a typical athlete. "

" Look, they ridiculed Jesus Christ, so I'm certainly no exception. "

" I always like to stay even-keeled and just play the game the right way. "

" Coming from a small town of Mexico, Missouri, we got 11,000 people. Never seen a celebrity. "

" I've started. I've come off the bench. I've not played. I've been on the worst team in the NBA. I've won championships. "

" I love the game of basketball; I love coaching. The attention, being on TV, all that stuff, that's not what it's about for me. "

" With me, everybody I meet always has a clean slate. "

" I don't like the media attention. "

" I like to fly under the radar. I don't like my name in everything. "

" It's been one heck of a ride. I came into the league playing with Kobe and Shaq and for Phil Jackson. Playing with Jordan. And so, it just has been a blessing. I can't describe it any other way. "

" I'm blessed just making it to the NBA. That was my first goal and dream. Playing with Kobe and Shaq and for a coach like Phil Jackson, and then going to play with guys like Jordan and Jerry Stackhouse, it's just a crazy experience. "

" I have a job to do, and I'm going to do my best. "