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" 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. "

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" There is no chip coming off of my shoulder because, at the end of the day, you're still going to continue to be doubted. "

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" My mom. Growing up with her, she always taught us to say whatever. Like, 'You think something, say it. Don't bite your tongue for people.' I think there's a fine line with that, but at the same time, I'm a firm believer in speaking your mind. "

" I may not be the most athletic, but I understand the game. "

" At the end of the day, before basketball, before anything, I'm a man. "

" I think it's cool to read that Draymond Green is transcending the NBA. I also think it's cool to read that Draymond Green is terrible. "

" I was a great help-side defender in college, but as far as really wanting to lock somebody up, that was never really my focus. "

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" My fire is my gift and my curse. I harness it 95% of the time, but the 5% I don't, it works against me. "

" I'm blessed. I get to play the game I love for a living and make a lot of money doing it. "

" I'm blessed, and... all the time, I sit and think, 'Wow.' "

" My uncle, my dad always made sure I had guard skills. But as far as defending everybody, that wasn't really my mindset until my rookie year. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game. "

" I have a great smile. A lot of people don't know that. "

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

" In the NBA, there's always a guy who is only around because he can jump. He doesn't have a clue about the fundamentals. I learn more from the WNBA. They know how to dribble, how to pivot, how to use the shot fake. "

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" I refuse to be outworked, and I consider myself to have the heart of a lion. "

" I know what I'm capable of, and I try to go out and prove that. "

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" I just go out and play my game. Just making sure I keep doing those little things, like playing with toughness, that's just me. "

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" If you've got to second-guess talking to a teammate, what you have will never work. "

" Every year, I strive to be the best defensive player in the league. "

" Sometimes it's tougher against bad teams because you can't really get a read on them. "

" 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. "

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" I always loved playing basketball. That was never a problem for me. You want to go to the park or the gym, I'll play with you all day, but working out, I didn't love. I hated it. "

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" Become a good all-around human being. "

" Playing point guard is someone's instincts. They're used to that. That's my instincts. "

" Let me get my money's worth if I'm going to get some techs. "

" I have friends in prison. I send them money. I send them food. They say, 'Bro, get me out of here.' There's nothing I can do. They're five years in on a 20-year sentence. They went in at 16, they'll get out at 36. That's a lifetime. "

" No one is going to tell me I'm too small to do whatever, to do anything. That's not up to them, and I'll never give anyone that power to say that. "

" I'm trying to make the Hall of Fame. "