Some people read. I like to put words together.

In high school, I had gym, and with me just being so competitive, I would go too hard in gym class.

Some guys play so straight, and that may be their thing; like, a lot of guys are good playing like that. I can't play like that. I have to flair out. I have to yell. I gotta scream. I gotta talk trash - that's how I get myself going.

Ever since I was little, I wanted to win the NBA championship.

I have respect for everybody in the league.

There are certain guys that are obviously a lot more talented than myself and a lot of the other players in the league, but... once you gotta play against me, all that's out the window.

I'm playing basketball. It's my dream job. So I'm a pretty happy camper.

I'm going to miss shots. I'm going to make plenty of mistakes. It's not going to be perfect.

Some people are going to like me; some people won't.

I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.

I feel like I can defend three different positions: point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards who don't want to play too much in the post.

If I bring positive energy to the court, most times, I can get that back.

Everything was always a pretty up and down for me. It's always been an uphill battle as far as getting respect goes.

If the offensive player starts losing confidence, that gets the defender's confidence up - and I think the team can feel it.

The way I have played throughout my career has been sporadic.

All the time, I play with a rhythm; if I'm too far out of the rhythm, I feel out of place.

I need music all the time - just to get my vibe where I want it.

Usually, if I do a good job in the plus/minus category, I know I've had a good game.

I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'

I wanted to go the NBA and win a championship because I've never seen a grown man cry the way Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan cried when they won a championship.

I like Batman, I like basketball, and I like to rap.

I've been doing music since sixth grade.

My brother's been cutting my hair since I was in 7th grade.

My job is to pay attention to the feel of the game and always add a positive energy to it on my team through the ups and downs of the game.