I've always felt like I'm a winning player. Like I deserved it to be in the playoffs - to be battling.

It's amazing now the amount of love we get around this city from all the Hornets' fans. Growing up, you really don't understand it. Now I'm really starting to realize what Hornets means here in Charlotte.

A few losses won't hurt anybody.

My dream is to get to the NBA, obviously. But it will be when the time is right.

I work hard each and every summer, each and every day on my game to become a better player for my teammates, for the organization. Hard work always pays off.

This is a special class right here, to be an All-Star in the NBA. I don't think anybody would have thought when I was coming in the league that I would get this accomplishment. This is special. I don't know where I would rank it, but it's definitely high on the list.

I just want to do something special in Charlotte. I've been there eight years now, and we haven't really been consistent as far as winning. I just want to try to establish that culture at some point. That's what I want to do. I just want to make it a winning organization.

I'm pretty shy, believe it or not.

You see guys who are on elite teams. I don't want to do that. I want to create something special here in Charlotte, something that we have never had here before. I want to create some consistency.

The future is something I'm looking forward to.

When I come off the ball screen, I'm always trying to draw another defender, so where I can get my teammates open, and if not, I can score the basketball.

It's very important to inspire the next generation.

Charlotte means a lot to me. This city has embraced me - allowed me to be who I am, allowed me to grow as a man.

Of course, I've been a Knicks fan growing up, always rooted for the home team. But I really can't see myself in a Knicks jersey - only because I've been in one jersey.

People think of the Charlotte Hornets, and they think of me.

At my height, I've got to be fast.

There were doubts when I got drafted. I've seen plenty of articles and things, like that I probably wouldn't be an elite point guard. I wanted to prove people wrong. And when I got my first contract, they said I was overpaid. I proved them wrong again.

My belief in God has been helping me play the way I'm playing. But for the most part, I've just been working on my game.

I just really, really hate being cold.

NBA players are intense competitors, and it is truly humbling to know that my peers see me as someone who exhibits sportsmanship and respect on the court.

I want to feel wanted, of course.

There's always doubts about me, and I always want to prove people wrong, so that's what I try to do.

The respect from my peers is what means a lot to me. The guys I go up against each and every night. You know, to have their respect, I think that's huge. And that's what I care most about, to have the respect of my peers.

I don't know if a lot of players can actually say they played in the All-Star Game in their actual city, their team's city.