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" In fourth grade, I missed 82 days of school. Out of 160. "

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" Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't. "

" There are some teams and logos you see, no matter where you are in the world, and you know exactly who they are and what they mean. "

" But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out. "

" I don't want to be called a point guard, but I can't stop it. "

" I do have motivation. A lot of motivation. "

" Cleveland fans are awesome. "

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

" I like to get out and get up the court, using my speed and aggressiveness toward the hoop. "

" Once you get on the playing field it's not about whether you're liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team win. That's what it's about. "

" I never get too high on my stardom or what I can do. "

" For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you'd would wake up times and hope that the next day you'd be able to be alongside your mother because she was out trying to make sure that I was taken care of. But all I cared about was her being home. "

" I hate letting my teammates down. I know I'm not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don't feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win. "

" No place is better than Akron. "

" I'm confident with my ability. "

" You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that. "

" Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times. "

" 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. "

" There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself. "

" 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. "

" And winning is a huge thing for me. "

" You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball. "

" As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals. "

" I don't know how tall I am or how much I weigh. Because I don't want anybody to know my identity. I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man. "

" When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports. "

" I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball. "

" To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players. "

" Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason. "

" Well, I mean, to me, I think my ultimate - my ultimate goal is winning championships and - and I understand that me going down as one of the greats will not happen until I, you know, win a championship. "

" I always say, decisions I make, I live with them. There's always ways you can correct them or ways you can do them better. At the end of the day, I live with them. "