You don't want to be the selfish point guard. You want to be the guy that gets everybody open, that makes plays, and see the ball move before it goes in.

Jay-Z just got that longevity. He can put out anything at any time and everybody will love it. He'll never get old.

If you actually understand and listen to what he's saying, there's no one that can compete with Eminem. That's why no one goes at Eminem because everybody knows Eminem is just, he's too good in a rap battle.

It's hard to say a favorite rapper. If I had to pick two, I'm going to go with Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z.

I just play basketball. That's me: all I know is basketball.

I'm like a carnivore.

Whether it is my shooting or going to bed on time. There are so many things you can do to be consistent.

Life is a weird thing because it puts roadblocks in front of you, sometimes you gotta go through it, sometimes you gotta go around it, sometimes you gotta take a pause and look back at what you're gonna do, have a plan.

I have ultimate confidence in myself and my abilities.

I was growing up in Kitchener, practising every day on my playground - and it's all about how bad you want it.

My whole life I played the point, so naturally I think as a point. Two guard, I get to score more... During the game, I like to mix it up.

The stuff that the cops do and the stuff that happens, what bothers us, the black community, is it's so blatant... It's so out in the open that if you can't see it, then you are part of the problem because it is very obvious.

I myself have seen the same racism happen to me and my Dad... I think about all the stories I have growing up with my Dad how obvious it is.

The calls aren't always going to go your way, and you can't complain about it. I tried to learn that as a young player, and you just got to play through it.

The color of my skin should not determine whether I live or die.

Fatigue is one thing. Injuries are another. But if you are just tired because you just practiced - well, I'm not having that.

I have excellent balance. That's a learned behavior.

I was very disciplined growing up. If I didn't want to run hills, I ran hills; if I didn't want to jog around the block, I jogged around the block.

My dad knows me better than anybody else. He probably knows me better than me.

We make mistakes, but we learn from them.

I have to try to help lead my team to win by any means.

I always bounce back.

Coach Cal really makes you look good.

I really pride myself on playing for Canada and representing the country in any way I can.

I don't want to be hitting one day then not hitting my shots the next day.

My defence, that is something I can better at individually.

The margin between winning and losing is slim.

Everything is good when you're winning. But true colors come out when you lose.

Not every cop is bad, not every white person is bad or racist.

When I was six years old, I was always playing with the 10-year-olds. When I was 10, I was always playing with the 14-year-olds.

At Kentucky, that was my job - coming off screens, catch and shoot, spacing the floor - no hesitations. Just go right into my shot - don't focus on the defender.

We can't get down on one loss or one bad defensive play. We gotta play through it.

It's cool to be a pioneer in something, especially in basketball in Canada, it's pretty good.

It's cool to turn some heads.

I always wanted to get better, I always wanted to be the best, and I knew from a young age, so I kept putting in the hard work and kept training around the outside courts outside my house and it paid off.

Toronto is one of the biggest spots for music; Caribana and OVO Fest and all that stuff, it's a lot of fun.

I play instruments and stuff, but I can't rap or anything like that.

I don't let other people get under my skin.

I just play the game. I'm used to trash talking.

I have the mind of a 1 in a 2-guard's body.

In college, I got better at playing the 2, kind of got a feel for it coming off screens, found my rhythm. Before that I was a natural point guard.

I'm a big guard, whether a 1 or 2.

When guys get competitive and get under each other's skin, it brings you out more. Some people fold.

I'm just trying to be aggressive. Be aggressive with my shot. Be aggressive going to the rim.

When I'm talking to my teammates, being the vocal leader, going up and down, pushing everyone, they tend to follow.

It's not just passing, I gotta play defense, I gotta rebound, I gotta talk, I could have 40 and not talk and not bring energy. But it's just trying to have an all-around game, just trying to be the leader I can be, get the pace up.

I really wanted to step up my defense night in, night out. So that's my mindset, just playing defense and trying to be consistent with that.

I love to challenge people.

You see who the real people are when they're challenged.

Everybody knows when I get in the zone... I just kind of go crazy. I have a lot of fun.