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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I believed I could play in the NBA. "

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

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

" 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. "

" My hands make me a little longer, and that's always a good thing. "

" 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. "

" Winning is motivation. "

" I definitely don't like to eat a lot before I play. I don't like to play on a full stomach. Sometimes, if I'm feeling hungry before a game, I'll eat one of those protein bars, but that's it. "

" I was good. I probably could have gone to the NFL. I just hated practice. "

" 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. "

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

" Oh man, I like Chevys. "

" Everybody plays back-to-backs. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" As long as you give your best effort, I feel like that's all you can do. "

" People in the NBA are just as athletic as you. That's the game. You have to have the change of pace. You have to change speeds to get around people. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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 look at film, but more than watching individual players, I'm trying to watch a team's whole offensive scheme. I'm trying to know their tendencies so I can... guess. That's what it comes down to, really, making the best guess. "

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

" The Spurs are a great organization. "