When I was growing up, all my cousins had high-top fades. I thought it would be cool to see how long I could grow a high-top.

Keep feeding yourself with positivity.

Love is one of the most powerful and most dangerous things I've ever encountered and, within the same breath, one of the most beautiful and relevant journeys of my life.

I'm a people person. I'm a hugger.

Ray Allen's diet was insane. He was trying to break it down to me what he ate and how disciplined he tries to stay. When you're a 21 year-old, you're not used to that. He was doing Paleo and experimenting with all types of things.

I was called fool's gold. That's what I was called in the draft combine. That's how I remember it. I took it personal.

I always enjoyed writing.

I'm a taco guy, so I like Mexican food, and any form of a taco, I'm going to eat it. During the season, I'll make it a grilled chicken taco. But after the season, give me a regular beef taco and fill it to capacity. I need meat, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, pico de gallo, and everything you got.

In Chicago, growing up there, that's how we played. You play for something more than just yourself. You play to win, and that's all that really matters.

When I was growing up, I didn't really have a lot of different things I could wear. As I got older, the more I could look different on an everyday basis, the better.

You may have to change how you guard somebody because of how they play. But the mindset stays the same - making people uncomfortable, making them do what you want them to do instead them dictating on offense.

Of course there's going to be times when I'm going to have to step up and knock down corner 3s, but I don't want to settle all the time.

My father, my first coach, would never let me punk out if I was capable of helping the team.

I'm a Kanye fan.

I believe all men that are desired by masses of women due to looks, drive, and character are all more than likely to be seeing multiple women (Rightfully so if they are single).

I've started most of the time I've been in a Knick jersey, so I just think they want me to bring a certain energy every night. They want me to bring that defensive presence because they know I can make something out of nothing on defense, and I think they just want me to bring that defensive presence every day.

The way I rap isn't about me boasting. Rarely will I do that.

Don't let men fool you... we all want love; we just know that it can leave us very vulnerable, and we seek a woman who understands and protects that with her life.

I just write verses. I don't write all day long. When I have something that needs to be said, I just write it down on my notepad in my iPhone.

I joke about it a lot, but I be serious as a heart attack when I say it: I don't wish that on nobody, not being able to play.

I make sure I do a lot of core work in my training.

As long as my daughter likes me, I'm good.

I've been doing music for the longest time.

I used to be an angry person.

I'm a culture guy. I sort of know all the familiar ingredients to get something going. Once everyone starts to buy in collectively, then that culture can start being built.

It's cool to be on a team where we don't know who's going to score it.

It don't matter who scores; we just got to win.

People sometimes think that if someone plays basketball, they have to do that one thing they're great at. But I like being able to show that you can do more than one thing and do it at a high level.

I think that for my sport, the core is the most important. I mean, really in all sports, but especially in the sport I play, I keep my core right and try and keep that up no matter what I'm doing.

I'm a Type A person who doesn't want to get stuck in any one type of workout. I need a variety of things to stay interested, and that way, you make sure you get the most out of yourself.

My job is to pay attention to the feel of the game and always add a positive energy to it on my team through the ups and downs of the game.

My brother's been cutting my hair since I was in 7th grade.

I've been doing music since sixth grade.

I don't like video games.

I like Batman, I like basketball, and I like to rap.

I wanted to go the NBA and win a championship because I've never seen a grown man cry the way Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan cried when they won a championship.

I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'

Usually, if I do a good job in the plus/minus category, I know I've had a good game.

I need music all the time - just to get my vibe where I want it.

All the time, I play with a rhythm; if I'm too far out of the rhythm, I feel out of place.

The way I have played throughout my career has been sporadic.

If the offensive player starts losing confidence, that gets the defender's confidence up - and I think the team can feel it.

Everything was always a pretty up and down for me. It's always been an uphill battle as far as getting respect goes.

If I bring positive energy to the court, most times, I can get that back.

I feel like I can defend three different positions: point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards who don't want to play too much in the post.

I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.

Some people are going to like me; some people won't.

I'm going to miss shots. I'm going to make plenty of mistakes. It's not going to be perfect.

I'm playing basketball. It's my dream job. So I'm a pretty happy camper.

There are certain guys that are obviously a lot more talented than myself and a lot of the other players in the league, but... once you gotta play against me, all that's out the window.