The league feels like it's their job to protect the referees more than the players.

Until you get that championship, nobody's good enough.

I love to be physical.

You can't take a night off in the NBA.

Some guys didn't have fathers. Some guys grew up with great dads but the weight of fatherhood shifts onto their shoulders because they make millions now. Some guys are away from their kids or divorced. I'm letting them all know they aren't alone when it comes to fatherhood issues and to encourage them to make time for their kids.

Ever since I lost my mom, I'm really just trying to give back. At first, we were doing screenings and paying for surgeries, but now I've been fortunate enough to team with UCLA, and we're creating a scholarship program for kids who beat cancer.

It comes with experience and learning and knowing the game. It's not necessarily about sticking your chest out and saying, 'I'm tough.'

My mom was my rock, my confidant and my best friend. She was an elementary school teacher who worked with students with disabilities and she lived every day giving back to her family and her community.

To win a championship, you need to win on the road.

I started Athletes vs Cancer as a way to honor my mother, but now giving back has become a part of who I am, and more importantly, this is a key value I hope to pass on to my own sons.

I still miss my mom every day, but when I see the smiles on the faces of the people that I help I know I am honoring her legacy.

I've traveled the world, made a lot of money, met a lot of amazing people.

Anytime that your name is up in a trade, I'm sure it can affect you mentally, and that obviously carries over to the court.

There's no nightlife in Utah.

I think social media is a double-edged sword for athletes and celebrities. I think sometimes it's the worst thing. It gives people who are kind of cowardly the opportunity to kind of take an open shot at you or your family and say the craziest, most outrageous thing that they can think of, knowing that they would never say that to your face.

Overall, Twitter has been a great tool for myself and my family as far as promoting our charity and the events we do and really just kind of interacting with our fans. But it can be in the negative form, and guys have to be careful.

I don't have friends when I'm on the court, besides my team.

I'm all for a great fan environment to cheer us if we're home and boo us if we're the opposing team. But some fans are over the line with the stuff they say, the stuff they do.

I always wanted to do NBA Cares but they didn't want me to represent the league. I just did Matt Cares instead. I went to Africa by myself to do camps and clinics.

I'm a role player, a journeyman. I know who I am.

Once I stopped playing I didn't have the urge or drive to play again.

Even though the city of Memphis and this organization has welcomed me with open arms, I play every game like it's my last. Play as hard as I possibly can. Been no different my whole career.

I've been playing in L.A. for a long time through college and pros, just to be ready. It's different out here.

I like being the hated one.

I just think, obviously as players, we're held to a higher standard. I've had to watch myself on that, but I think if we're held to higher standards, the owners should be held to even higher standards.

I was playing tackle football in the street at five years old. Always being physical. Always being tough, just like a man's man. It was just always about being tough.

I wear my heart on my sleeve.

I was one of those guys who wasn't supposed to make it in this league.

I am very excited about playing for Mr. Ballmer.

Being traded and moving teams, it's difficult, especially when you have families.

You're never prepared to lose anybody in your family.

I mean, this is basketball, you have a lot of different teammates and you move around a lot, to find true friends is something special.

You only get one mom.

I'm an aggressive player. I always have been.

You have to stay locked in. You're so locked in on guarding your guy you figure when the ball goes up the bigs are going to get it. But the possessions not over until you get the rebound.

It starts on the defensive end, but it's also just the ball movement and holding everyone accountable.

I think there are things you can do to toughen yourself up.

Having kids, any time you can help kids, it's something that's close to my heart.

Every one of us has the ability to raise awareness, volunteer, educate our friends and family, and give back to our communities.

You don't have to be a professional athlete to be heard - the most powerful tool you have is your voice.

Early in my career I had to be a goon to survive. I did everything I had to do and probably some things I shouldn't have.

I grew up in the '80s in an era that was tough. The Pistons, Celtics, Knicks, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason. It wasn't dirty. It was just men playing basketball.

When you're in one of the biggest media markets and you have a good team and you're predicted to do well, if you struggle at any point, they're going to come after you. Even when you're playing well, you're not winning by enough.

My kids' happiness kind of outweighs everything. Just seeing the smiles on their faces and the anticipation leading up to Christmas is what I love now, having kids of my own.

It's obviously a blessing to be able to play on Christmas Night, the one big night everyone watches.

In the NBA you better come to play every night, where in the NBDL the talent level just isn't there and maybe you have guys taking a night off.

I was a good shooter in college, but it's a different level here in the NBA and I'm working on getting better.

I'll knock down the open jumper when it's there, but I want to get after it on the defensive end.

Running hard I can get some easy points, and I'm definitely going to keep doing that.

Running in transition and scoring in transition, prevents you from setting your defense up on the other side.