It differs from game to game, how aggressive I should be.

I think my play will talk for me, It will show people, and it will show the league.

I knew who I was coming into the NBA, so I knew what I could contribute to a team, and I just had a high level of confidence in myself and what I could do.

I think who I am on the court is who I am in person.

Thanks to the great fans of Milwaukee. Their work ethic truly inspires me every night.

I think college has helped me.

I was lucky I had a mom who had seen it all. From seeing my grandfather march in the Civil Rights era, she understood the depth, character, and stability you need to go through racism. She taught me not to accept it to but deal with it and be better than it.

I think we live in a country where we go overseas, and we fight other people's wars, and we fight terrorism overseas internationally, but we don't want to fully acknowledge the terrorism that goes on domestically.

I don't pay attention to accolades or any of that stuff because I think it can serve as a distraction, so for me, I just focus on winning games, trying to make the playoffs.

Who I am is a guy who's going to do whatever the team needs.

I'm going to play the right way, I'm going to know my role, and I'm going to be who I am.

I just go out there to show them I'm going to play the right way regardless of what position or what situation I'm in.

I think, as a rookie, what guys need to be judged on most coming in the league is feel. Not skill, not shooting, not stats, not even passing, but that feel for the game, the ability to read situations and make the right play.

When you're running next to a guy who's about to lay it up in transition, you just get out of the way because you know Giannis is coming to block it.

When you have a year of experience and also the experience of playing in the playoffs, it just makes a world of difference.

A lot of scouts and people are enamored with athleticism and youth. So they take that any day over mature, high-quality basketball players.

I pride myself on what I do every night. I pride myself on my work ethic and how I carry myself. I want to be mature in my approach but focused and disciplined.

I don't let people score on me. I think that's my biggest asset.

Regardless of what the stakes are, our attitude and our mindset doesn't change.

I was thinking about the NBA after my fourth year, but I also realized I could get my master's paid for and have another year on the court to raise my draft stock even higher. I felt if I could do those things, I could have my cake and eat it, too.

I want to play for a team that has a strong defensive reputation. One that relies on a system and where assists are valued. And a team that needs what I do - making other guys better, leading a team, being a defensive stopper every night. I want to be a good fit.

My five years at Virginia truly prepared me for the NBA and for life after the NBA.

Thanks to Coach Bennett for a great education in basketball and for making me better.

Playing four years of college, you learn a lot; you learn more about yourself than anything.

My older brother was always in the gym, and I saw how hard he worked. Around middle school, I was in there with him, and I started to love it. But it wasn't like I had a basketball in my hand at age 2.

People would downplay how good I was, or my athleticism would be the knock, and that added fuel to the fire.

I don't play for the attention; I work on my skills every day so I can go out and play my role to the fullest to help the team win. That's my No. 1 goal when I step on the court.

A Final Four would be pretty amazing.

The game is about making the right decisions.

It's not about making the most shots or even dunking the ball or any of that. It's about being consistent every day you step on the court.

I think I always naturally lead on the court by just working.

You're going to go through ups; you're going to go through downs. But staying steady is most important, and being able to bounce back is also very important.

You have to keep shooting, even on tough shooting nights. You have to believe the next shot is going in.

We try to pride ourselves in having a chip and being hungry every game.

LeBron is one of the greats. He's going to hit tough shots. You have to be able to live with them and limit everyone else around him.

The big thing that Giannis brings to the game for us is pace, being able to get up and down the floor and play fast. We got to continue to do that and not lose momentum when he comes out of the game.

Giannis is selfless.

Kaepernick is a hero.

Soccer is still my favourite sport.

I have great memories from childhood. Of course, the divorce, when I was 11, was tough. But my mom, especially, did a great job in raising us.

My parents never planted the seed that anything was impossible. They planted the seed that things were doubly hard for a black man. My brothers and I made sure we outworked people and were better than everyone we were around.

I'm not a guy who really gets nervous.

I stay in character at all times regardless of whoever's playing well, the team isn't playing well. if we're up or down, I'm going to stay in character.

Being raised, I think, in a household where your parents really taught you never to let people see you sweatin' - that's the motto I live by.

I wasn't sure how it would unfold once I got to the NBA, but I knew if I got to the NBA, I could then have the platform and have the resources and the connections and the people around me that had more connections and more resources to help me really impact a lot of people's lives.

I think a lot of the problem with foreign aid and things like that is you go in, give a bunch of stuff, and then it runs out. It's about helping them learn how to continue to be sustainable and live.

I think Africa is the most interesting continent on the planet. You look at a country like Egypt, and you look at a country like Ghana. It's just completely different, and the people look completely different. It's just a fascinating continent with the most culture.

I know we have a lot of poverty and we have a lot of problems over here in the U.S., but for me, I've been outside the country, and that's really where my heart is - to help others outside.

I didn't party. I didn't go out. I didn't really hang out with friends as much as other guys.

My grandparents really wanted me to go to Harvard. They thought that was writing your ticket for the future. How could I turn that down? But my mom knew I needed a balance. She knew that I loved basketball.