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

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" When I do things, I'm all-in. "

" I had a great time at Michigan State, but no four years will compare to Saginaw High. "

" I know things that I need to work on in my life, things that I can be better at. "

" I've been pretty broke my entire life. I'm not going to live that same life, but I'm going to keep those same principles. "

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

" It's the way of life in Saginaw. If you're not tough, you don't survive. "

" Every time you make a jump, whether it's from high school to college or college to the NBA, you're going to hear questions about your athletic ability. "

" It just doesn't go with my story to be a first round pick, because I had to grind my whole life. "

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

" 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. "

" Become a good all-around human being. "

" Just because it's a break doesn't mean it has to be fast all the time. It can be a secondary break, but you've got to allow the defense to break down. "

" If you put junk into your body, your body is going to give you junk results. "

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

" I can throw all the good passes I want, but if they don't make shots, it's not an assist. "

" After a game, I really just relax with the family. "

" When the ball isn't in my hands, I'm already scanning for where the next pass is going. "

" A guy who's not a champion can't talk too much about championships, can he? "

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

" I have the mindset of a mid-level guy or a minimum guy. My path here wasn't expected: my path wasn't that I was going to the NBA and making $16 million a year. So I identify more with those guys, and I want to be a voice for them. I want to help them elevate their status in the league. That's my goal. "

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

" I see the game differently than some guys. I'm always reading the next move. "

" So many times, I watch games and think, 'Man, why is that guy trying to score like that? He can't do it.' But he's been told his whole life, 'You have to go get 40 if you want to be one of the top dogs.' It's my goal to build a lane where you can be a top dog, and you don't gotta go get that 40. You can go get four and still be a top dog. "

" I was always taught, even as a kid, playing against grown men, you get better. "

" That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone. "

" I'm not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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