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

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

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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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" 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'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. "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and lonely nights - that's every night. You hear a lot of police sirens, you hear a lot of gunfire. Things that you don't want your kids to hear growing up. "