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" Without basketball, I wouldn't be me. I don't know where I would be at. "

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" All I know is basketball, and I'm sure a lot of guys in the locker room, all they know is basketball. So, they have to enjoy it. "

" I like to fly under the radar. I don't like my name in everything. "

" I want to win, and I know I'm supposed to win, but I think the biggest thing for me is I have to do the best job I can do but then also enjoy it. "

" If you win as a unit, everybody gets credit for it. "

" With me, everybody I meet always has a clean slate. "

" I'm blessed just making it to the NBA. That was my first goal and dream. Playing with Kobe and Shaq and for a coach like Phil Jackson, and then going to play with guys like Jordan and Jerry Stackhouse, it's just a crazy experience. "

" Look, they ridiculed Jesus Christ, so I'm certainly no exception. "

" Coming from a small town of Mexico, Missouri, we got 11,000 people. Never seen a celebrity. "

" I'm always watching. I'm watching everybody. San Antonio, Houston, Golden State, Washington, Boston, I'm watching everything. And my mind is always going: it's always running, and you're always trying to get an advantage somehow. "

" When you're prepared, and you do the best you can do, and you put it out there on the floor, you've just got to live with the results. "

" I have seen every aspect of basketball that you can see as a player, and I think they can relate to that, and I can understand them. "

" I like cars and houses. I have three houses - in Atlanta, in Kansas City and Houston. "

" Great players, they always dig deep and have their will to win. "

" I hate being on TV, hate dealing with media on TV. All that stuff, I don't like that. "

" LeBron is like a coach. He is a coach on the floor. He has a great basketball IQ. "

" I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit. "

" I don't want to be a coach. I see how hard that is. "

" You can tell a guy the truth, and they might hate you for that day, but they'll come back that night and text you, like, 'You know what? You were right.' I just think if you tell guys the truth, they can respect you more. "

" I don't like the media attention. "

" I always like to stay even-keeled and just play the game the right way. "

" I try not to be a typical athlete. "

" I won coach of the year at the ESPYs, but I didn't go to ESPYs. That's not me. I don't want the attention. "

" I've started. I've come off the bench. I've not played. I've been on the worst team in the NBA. I've won championships. "

" Dealing with LeBron is like a friendship. Coaching, but he understands that I am the boss, and I am going to call the shots, and he is fine with that. "

" I have a job to do, and I'm going to do my best. "