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" We were excited to win, staying undefeated is just the icing. "

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" Nothing is black-and-white, except for winning and losing, and maybe that's why people gravitate to that so much. "

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" The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you. "

" I had role models in my community, guys that were older than me and played at university or on the national team. Eli Pasquale was always around UVic when I was a young player, and the national team was around Victoria a little bit, so I got to watch those guys and learn from them. "

" I've always loved kids, but to have your own little munchkins is unlike anything else. It's the greatest form of love; it's challenging and scary, but so rewarding and exciting. "

" My ideal day would be to get a good work out in, listen to music, talk to my family and friends on the phone, read and go to a good movie. "

" It's important for us, if we're going to be a good team, to be a good defensive team in the fourth quarter. "

" I'm really passionate about things I enjoy, and I like to be out there doing things, and learning and challenging myself. So it's just more fun that way, just to get out and try and do and learn and meet people and try to do something new. "

" Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader. "

" I realize that although I'd like to make films as a career after I'm done playing, I really love basketball; I really love my career, an opportunity to compete every day and to push myself physically, mentally and emotionally. "

" The person who's had the biggest impact on my career is Rick Celebrini, the physiotherapist. "

" It's a strange one - I've been away for 20 years now; I've been away longer than I lived in Canada, but for some reason I remain wholly Canadian. "

" When you play with Kobe Bryant, the ball is gonna be with him most of the time, which is understandable. "

" What happened in the past is just that, the past. Champion or not. "

" We've been playing ugly. Without all of our bodies, we've been kicking it all over the shop, but fortunately we've been able to make the big buckets and rely on our defense for once. "

" In the preseason, in the month of October, I work out almost every day, lifting weights for 20 or 30 minutes, and then during the season I usually lift weights twice a week, sometimes a little more. "

" You know, once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. "

" I've been lucky enough to play on NBA teams I really enjoy, teams where I've liked everybody and had fun, and had that college kind of experience with an NBA team. When you have that, and I don't know that everyone does, but when I've had it, that's what it's all about. "

" The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night. "

" The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having the crowd go crazy helps boost our confidence. We love our fans. "

" I usually settle into a routine during the season where I shoot for about 15 or 20 minutes before and after practice, and then do the whole practice. "

" I've always wanted to shoot a good percentage for my team, because I'm the point guard, and I can take fewer shots, still score more, so that I can get my teammates feeling good about themselves. That was always my feeling - that if I shoot a high percentage, I don't have to shoot a ton. "

" I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium. "

" Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader. "

" I hope my kids learn to put themselves first. "

" I don't care what other people say. I fight every day to be the best player I can. "

" I want my kids to have passion for life, to really have a passion for life. I think when you have a passion for something, you can overcome obstacles, if you float through life without having anything to hold on to or get you fired up emotionally and to focus on, I think it's really hard to overcome things. "

" Play because it's fun, and not to become a pro. If your goal is to become pro, the best way to realize that is by loving what you do. "

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