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" You learn from adversity more than anything because it allows you to see so much. It really allows you to see things in a different way. "

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" You don't contest shots without expending energy. You don't get deflections - unless you walk into one every now and then - without expending energy. These are the things in basketball you have to really want to do. "

" I've never been a guy who has said 'OK' about stuff. That's not me. That's not my personality. If I think something's wrong, I express that. "

" I have the mindset of a mid-level guy or a minimum guy. My path here wasn't expected: my path wasn't that I was going to the NBA and making $16 million a year. So I identify more with those guys, and I want to be a voice for them. I want to help them elevate their status in the league. That's my goal. "

" Think about the deflections. The offense can't score every play. They're just trying to get a good shot. If I can deflect a pass, even if it doesn't cause a turnover, it will throw their timing off half-a-second. That half-a-second might mess up their shot. "

" I think Coach Kerr and his staff have done a great job with what they bring to the table. "

" 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. "

" I had a great time at Michigan State, but no four years will compare to Saginaw High. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm human, and I make mistakes. "

" I'm going to be more critical of myself than anyone could ever be. "

" All 'potential' means to me is that you haven't proved anything. "

" I was a great help-side defender in college, but as far as really wanting to lock somebody up, that was never really my focus. "

" Every decision I make is, 'How is this helping me become a billionaire?' "

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

" My whole life, I've guarded guys bigger than me. "

" It's the way of life in Saginaw. If you're not tough, you don't survive. "

" I can't worry about techs. I've got to play my game. "

" Everything can't be sweet. Everything can't be peaches and cream. "

" Let me get my money's worth if I'm going to get some techs. "

" That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone. "

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

" If you're not getting better, you're getting worse. "

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

" I know when I need to be pushing it full speed; I know when I got to probe and allow the flow to open up, because, at the end of the day, on the basketball court, something's going to open up. "

" My fire is my gift and my curse. I harness it 95% of the time, but the 5% I don't, it works against me. "

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