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" 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. "

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" I hate letting my teammates down. I know I'm not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don't feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win. "

" I'm just a little kid from Akron. "

" I like criticism. It makes you strong. "

" I'm confident with my ability. "

" For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you'd would wake up times and hope that the next day you'd be able to be alongside your mother because she was out trying to make sure that I was taken care of. But all I cared about was her being home. "

" I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up. "

" I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it. "

" Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason. "

" I've always been an unselfish guy, and that's the only way I know how to play on the court and I try to play to the maximum of my ability - not only for myself but for my teammates. "

" I played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That's when I knew I had some athletic ability. "

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

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

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

" You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress. "

" Volleyball, I could be pretty good. After a few practices I could be that striker, or whatever they call it. "

" 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. "

" 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?' "

" 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. "

" As a kid, we would drive up and down 77 North - that's our highway - there would be office buildings on the side of the highway and I'd be like, that's what my house is going to look like when I get older. I'm going to start making my house look like this. "

" No place is better than Akron. "

" You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that. "

" When you work out or you're doing anything active, it's more fun as a group. You may lose track of the time, and the next thing you know, you're working out for two hours because you're having fun. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

" I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball. "

" Cleveland fans are awesome. "

" Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't. "

" Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school. "

" And winning is a huge thing for me. "

" There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself. "