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" It's an honor to have been considered for the team, and I hope that in the future I will have the chance to represent my country by playing for U.S.A. Basketball. "

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" 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. "

Kawhi Leonard

Game

Repetition

Think

" I know people are going to put the main focus on stopping me, so I need to learn how to make my teammates better by passing and creating opportunities for them. "

Kawhi Leonard

Know

Focus

" 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. "

" People always want to compare their hands to mine. Pretty much everywhere I go. "

" It's just a great feeling, once you have a child. "

" There's nothing to be scared of. We're playing basketball. The only thing that could happen is you failing. But as long as you're going hard, there's nothing to be scared of for me. I don't know what there is to be scared of. "

" I like being the underdog so they don't expect what's going to happen. It pushes me to work harder and do the things I'm not doing better. "

" You just go out there and try to compete and try to make a play for your teammates. "

Kawhi Leonard

Try

You

" I could be on the court for two hours, and it felt like 10 minutes. It made time go by. "

Kawhi Leonard

Hours

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

Kawhi Leonard

Scene

Myself

" 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. "

" It's just the game itself that drives me. I just want to be able to compete at a high level. "

" Whoever I'm playing against, I go in and try to stop their best scorer and try to get myself going on the offensive end. "

" I'm just happy that people like the way I play. "

Kawhi Leonard

Happy

People

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

Kawhi Leonard

Play

Just

" I could have gone to a bigger school. I use it as motivation going to a school that loved me. I wanted to put them on the map and show everyone that you don't need to go to a top school to make it in the NBA. "

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

" I'm just going out there to do my role, the same role - defense first - and then see how the ball turns out on the offensive end. "

" The Spurs are a great organization. "

" I'm just living in the moment, trying to win every game. That's all I'm focused on. "

" It's all mental. I just have to worry about my game. "

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

" My dad leaving my life. That's the biggest thing that happened to me. I just remember what he tells me, the memories, and try to move on forward each day, knowing that he's still here, looking down on me. "

" I believed I could play in the NBA. "

" Winning is motivation. "

Kawhi Leonard

Motivation

Winning

" When I'm away from basketball, I hang out with my friends, chill, and that's about it. "

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

" Oh man, I like Chevys. "

Kawhi Leonard

Man

" I didn't work out with Kobe. I don't know where that came from. I wish I could have. "

" I'm trying to be one of the greatest players, so whatever level that consists of is where I want to take my game. "