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" I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period. "

Kawhi Leonard

Basketball

Great

Play

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" Coming in, I wanted to be a great player, and right now at the beginning of my career, I'm showing some slight sunshine that I can be the player I want. "

" I'm always trying to come down with a win. That's what matters to me and my squad. "

Kawhi Leonard

Trying

Down

" If I can get back and win a championship, that's what I'm trying to do. "

" It's how I've been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on the other team. "

" I remember being a teenager and watching 40-year-old Michael Jordan compete in his final All-Star game. "

" I just think repetition and getting the game reps shooting the ball in games really helps, rather than just practicing. You can get game timing. "

" My mindset is the same every game. "

" Not all water is great for you. I drink a lot of water during the day, but I stay away from certain waters because their pH levels are low. Stick to alkaline waters with a higher pH. Trust me. "

" Oh man, I like Chevys. "

Kawhi Leonard

Man

" I'm not one of the guys in the league for the fame. I'm here so I can take of my family, my mom, my friends and take care of myself. "

" Winning is motivation. "

Kawhi Leonard

Motivation

Winning

" I've always liked home-cooked meals. "

" I don't like to bring attention to myself. I don't like to make a scene. "

Kawhi Leonard

Scene

Myself

" The bigs are there on the help-side if the guy goes by me, and I'm able to switch to other offensive players. "

" I don't care about winning an MVP - the MVP doesn't mean you're the best player in the league. "

" I believed I could play in the NBA. "

" Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart. "

" I'm just trying to pass Tim Duncan in championships if I can one day. That's my motivation; that's what I strive for. Tim is one of the greatest players who has ever played, so if I could get close or reach that plateau and have my name on that list. "

" I want to play against the best, and that's what I'm doing, just going out there and being focused, just competing every possession. "

" Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do. "

Kawhi Leonard

Eyes

Football

" That's how I grew up. Just play defense - and make a basket. "

Kawhi Leonard

Play

Just

" Coming to a team like the Spurs, you're automatically going to learn how to play the game the right way. "

" I'm just a low-key guy. "

" When I'm on the court, I feel all problems go away. "

Kawhi Leonard

Problems

Go Away

" I always wanted to play both ends of the floor. I never wanted to be one-dimensional. "

" I'm trying to see what way I could lead so when the opportunity comes, it won't just hit me in the face. "

Kawhi Leonard

Face

Opportunity

" My motivation wasn't really to get a $95 million contract, you know? "

" Everything outside doesn't matter when I'm on the court; it's just me and nothing else. Family problems, school, what happened to my father, all the stress goes away. "

" If I get noticed for my individual performance, that's what happens. Other than that, I'm just trying to win the game. "