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" My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me. "

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" I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level. "

" I need music. It's like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what's going on - bad games, press, whatever! "

" It's always a struggle growing up in Akron. "

" Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and lonely nights - that's every night. You hear a lot of police sirens, you hear a lot of gunfire. Things that you don't want your kids to hear growing up. "

" 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. "

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

" I love showcasing my talents - not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?' "

" You have to be able to accept failure to get better. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I hear my friends and my mom tell me I'm special, but honestly, I still don't get it. "

" I mean, when you grow up in the inner city and you grow up in a single-parent household, that's - those are humbling times, you know? "

" 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. "

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

" When I was 5, some financial things happened, and I moved seven times in a year. We moved from apartment to apartment, sometimes living with friends. My mom would always say, 'Don't get comfortable, because we may not be here long.' "

" I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily. "

" I'm not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can't afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff game. "

" My game is really played above time. I don't say that like I'm saying I'm ahead of my time. I'm saying, like, if I'm on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that I've thrown will lead my teammate right where he needs to go, before he even knows that that's the right place to go to. "

" I like being around people. "

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

" You know, I'm just 6'9" and 260. And just so happen to be very good at playing the game of basketball. "

" Warren Buffet told me once and he said always follow your gut. When you have that gut feeling, you have to go with don't go back on it. "

" I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed. "

" I am just happy to be part of the Nike family. "

" And winning is a huge thing for me. "