I grew up in a rough area, went to an all-black school, public school.

The beginning to correcting all of our mistakes is communication.

Believe in yourself.

Dream big and anything is possible.

I don't like to be proved wrong.

I know who I am as a person. And the people that matter around me know who I am.

I actually prefer teammates that have emotions. It means you care, compared to a guy that's kind of just nonchalant and goes about it like it doesn't matter. So I want guys that care. I want guys that show they care.

So you know, the people that do know me, they know I can be very stubborn.

I'm a Mobile, Alabama kid.

We in a nasty business, at times. I don't even say that in a good or bad way. It's just no place to get too emotional.

When it was clear I couldn't stay in New Orleans, I went out and created what would end up being the best opportunity for myself. I asked my agent to set up a call with the Warriors. I knew they could use a big.

I'm grateful for every opportunity. I learned the hard way.

I've kind of been doubted my whole life. I use that as fuel to continue to push every single day.

I love it here in New Orleans.

There are ignorant individuals in every city.

If you was somewhere walking down the street and somebody says something crazy to you, you're going to react. So just because it's a basketball event doesn't mean those emotions go out the door or us being a human being goes out the door. It's the same thing.

I've got a real problem when I know something is wrong or I feel something is wrong, I'm going to speak about it. I get it from my mother.

I'm not going to sit here and say I'm innocent, because I've done things. But to get the reputation that I've got, I don't think I've done enough. I don't have a criminal record.

Coming into the league, everyone said I was going to be fat, I was the next Oliver Miller. I had all these red flags. I just feel I was never given a fair chance coming in.

I'm an emotional guy. It's as simple as that.

I want to put Sacramento back on the map.

This is a frustrating sport. There are a lot of emotions involved.

You are either with me or you're not.

I'm a good guy.

I didn't have the best Christmases, but my mom and family did what they could.

It's hard getting the rhythm when you're not seeing the ball go through the basket.

My main purpose every night is to win a game.

I never in a million years would have thought I would end up with Golden State.

Who knew I was blowing my Achilles?

I love the game. I think that's obvious, and I'm very passionate in what I do.

If you judge me only by my profession, you don't know me at all. Those people who do that? They'll never know me.

I don't do things to be rewarded. I help people because it's the right thing to do.

If I started smiling all the time, people would say, 'DeMarcus must not care anymore.'

A lot of the mistakes I made were my fault.

Some of what I get, I deserve; I do some dumb stuff sometimes. But I do not deserve the perception that I have.

I don't want to be Boogie. I just wanna be DeMarcus.

I want my family and myself to be comfortable wherever I am at the time, and just be able to relax and kind of let my hair down.

I just control what I control.

What people don't realize is that this is the entertainment business.

I'm a guy with a big heart who cares about people.

I'm human. I mean, I'm not always happy.

I'm goofy. I like to have fun. I'm always joking around.

Health is probably the No. 1 thing that gets overlooked for a player.

I've been the type to just get up and go or I'm finding something to do, I'm on some type of grind every single day.

People don't like when people are straight forward. They like things to be sugar coated. They like to beat around the bush. I'm not that type of person.

I have my family, my loved ones and they love me for who I am.

I just don't go out of my way to impress anybody. You either appreciate me for who I am or you don't. That's just the way it is. I'm comfortable in my own skin.

The competitive spirit of basketball is slowly leaking out. Taking pride in one-on-one defense is slowly leaking out. It's more about selling calls and flopping.

If you were to ask me, I think my jersey will be hanging in the rafters when I retire in Sacramento.

I grew up in a household where we watched a lot of comedy. It's just something I've always enjoyed.