I think if you can score the ball, you can play at any level.

You're always becoming; you've never arrived. And I use that day by day just for me to work hard each and every day, and know that no matter how good I worked out today, no matter how good I thought I was today, I can always get better and always be a better person.

Even Coach K thinks he can be a better coach each and every day.

I've always been a shooter.

My decision to go to Duke wasn't a surprise to people who really knew me because I was always a Duke fan growing up.

That's all I seek every practice and every game, to progress in some way, be coachable and try to be the best I can be for my teammates.

If you're not trying to win, there's no point in playing.

If you can score the ball, it doesn't really how big or small you are.

I feel like I'm a competitor. I hate to lose.

There are no other Kobe Bryants.

I think I can do everything on the basketball floor. I just gotta be consistent in what I do.

I just want to be better. Of course, I'm not satisfied... I'm just pushing every day.

I have the same routine every day just to make me a better basketball player, and I'm going to continue the routine just to see where it gets me and how I can reach my potential.

When you want to play basketball and you get paid for playing basketball, you want to do it every single day. So I don't think I'll get tired of doing it.

Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge from him.

I don't do anything else but play basketball.

I grew up being a Kobe fan, of course.

I try to make a name off someone before they make a name off me.

Versatility is very important in the modern game.

I think when you have 24 hours in a day to just think about basketball all the time, that's just what I want to do. I want to fall in love with it and just do everything I can to be the best at it.

I might do a hobby or go to the movies, but everything comes back to basketball.

I think when you have the point guard guarding someone full court and just chasing the guy all around, always in the right spot, it just makes you want to get down in a stance and be his backup and have his help whenever he needs it. Or having the same energy that he has.

I just try to use my length to the best of my ability.

I was shooting over my head. With my long arms, it was like a slingshot. Coming from college to the NBA, I was only about 180 pounds, so I was trying to push the ball to the rim from the 3-point line.