It's a conscious effort for me to be aggressive and take what the defense gives you.

I'm an early riser.

If you play well, hopefully you'll continue to have opportunities and have your minutes grow.

My thing that I can do is score the basketball.

You want to be on a team where they think you can really help them.

Eric Gordon is a great scorer.

I appreciate everything that happened in Sacramento. It was character building for me, continuing to go out and play hard. I feel like I progressed as a player.

Even though sometimes you don't get the minutes you want to, you've just got to continue to work hard and know that if you keep playing hard and doing the right things, then eventually things will turn your way.

Maybe sometimes it can take a player a bit longer to get comfortable and to get to know everyone and exactly what he needs to do.

Sometimes it's about finding the right situation at the right time in this league.

Sometimes you go through some things to find the right situation.

Sometimes it happens, especially if you're a shooter. They say that you can't play great defense.

I've definitely gotten better, to where everyone can see that I'm not a defensive liability.

Every single night, I try to go out there and play the best that I can.

It's exciting to be able to go out and compete every night and show what you can do.

I think every NBA player is trying to prove himself every day.

It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to make the NBA.

Passing the basketball - I feel like I've gotten better with that.

The biggest thing for me when I travel is finding the best food in every city. I always try to find the best restaurant and take advantage of it because it's cool to go to a lot of different cities and experience a lot of different cultures. So I'm big on the food.

My favorite type of food is probably Italian. But I love steakhouses. I love Mexican Food. I mean, I really like it all.

Pizza is definitely my favorite food. I usually go with a pepperoni and sausage mix. But I love the New York-style thin crust.

I like Maroon 5 and Andy Grammer, but I also like hip-hop a lot.

I can juggle.

My best friend in the pros is Brandon Davies, who I played with at BYU.

Obviously, I've had some tough times in my career. I've had some ups and downs just like anybody's life, but you just keep continuing to work hard.

I'm loyal to my family, to my faith, and to basketball.

A lot of people say they're competitive, and they think that means they scream and yell when they lose. I'm not like that. I don't scream and yell. I just win. At anything I do, I win.

It's hard to play with any kind of confidence when you feel like if you miss one shot, if you make one mistake, you're getting pulled.

That's what it's all about, going out and being able to help in the community and help people around you. That's going to carry far longer than basketball ever will.

I had a goal in mind and a dream, and I worked as hard as I possibly could and was eventually able to make it. And I think that's because I had that focus and that drive and never thought that I was going to fail.

Sometimes you don't have great days. You're going to have ups, and you're going to have downs. And when you have the downs, it's awesome to be able to come home to a wife that's extremely supportive and a dog that loves you no matter what.

As I've grown older, my testimony has grown a lot, and a lot of it really has to do with my dad. He's been a good example to me. That's really where my testimony started, in just seeing how spiritual and what a good guy he is.

I really enjoy movies.

The NBA is always looking for tough kids who aren't afraid of the moment or the guy they're playing against.

To be honest with you, I always thought I was going to be in the NBA.

Winning was everything to me. I hated to lose.

You want to play against the best - at least I do. I want to go out there and compete against the best players.

I've proven I can play.

I can play off the ball some, and that's fine with me as long as I can be out on the floor. But I am definitely more natural as a point guard than I am as a two guard.

It's tough, trying to get better.

It is tough, you don't want to lose games.

I am going to continue to get better and do great things.

People have heard about me, but they haven't heard about things my brother and my parents have gone through, and stories about growing up and living a dream come true.

Basketball is great and so much fun, and it has taken me to so many places. I've been in the public eye a lot, and it has given me so many great experiences but hasn't changed the person I am.

I try to stay grounded.

Basketball will come and go, but the person you are will always remain.

I love Justin Bieber, love Drake.

To be in the All-Star Weekend is something that's special.

You've just got to stay grounded, keep your head down, keep pushing and, when someone does call and wants you, be ready for your opportunity.

Everybody wants to be in the NBA. That's the whole goal. I'm no different than that.