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" The more time you spend with somebody, the more your relationship grows. "

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" When I came out in the draft, people kept asking me, 'So are you a small forward or a power forward?' and I was like, 'I'm a basketball player.' Period. "

" Are you going to back down to somebody? If not, you're giving yourself a chance. "

" People will always try to change you. They will always want you to be who they want you to be. That's fine because I'll always be exactly who I want to be. "

" I have a great smile. A lot of people don't know that. "

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

" 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. "

" One thing I've always been taught at the defensive end is you hit first. In life, you throw the first punch; you don't get punched first. It's the same on defense: You've got to hit first. Do your work early. That's what I was always taught. If you don't do your work early, you're done. "

" I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me. "

" I watch basketball all day every day. So when I'm watching the games, I watch it - I just enjoy watching basketball - but when I'm watching other people play, I'm really just watching as a student trying to figure different things out. "

" There is no chip coming off of my shoulder because, at the end of the day, you're still going to continue to be doubted. "

" I just go out and play my game. Just making sure I keep doing those little things, like playing with toughness, that's just me. "

" You've just got to earn my respect. "

" What's my status? I'm just a guy from Saginaw, Michigan, trying to make it. But you know, pretty nice crib. "

" The goal is to win a championship. Every team enters the season with the goal to win the championship, but realistically, there are five or six teams with a realistic shot at winning a championship. "

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

" When you play against people that's better than you, you get better. "

" There are certain guys in the league that get their rhythm off their dribble. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Four-men aren't used to picking up guys pushing the ball in transition. Let alone, somebody getting the rebound and just busting. "

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

" 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. "

" I've gotten to the point where I'm comfortable guarding any position on the floor. It just didn't happen overnight. It came with a lot of work, a lot of film study and everything. "

" I'm blessed. I get to play the game I love for a living and make a lot of money doing it. "

" Become a good all-around human being. "

" There's still nothing like a home-cooked meal. Absolutely not. "

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

" At the end of the day, I continue to think I can get better, and that's always my focus. "

" In the NBA, there's always a guy who is only around because he can jump. He doesn't have a clue about the fundamentals. I learn more from the WNBA. They know how to dribble, how to pivot, how to use the shot fake. "