It's gonna be on me to go out there every single night and make sure that I'm the best player that can be and I continue to work hard and don't get complacent and do everything in my power to to be at that level.

I've always put the work in to not only get be an All-Star, but be an All-Star for a long time. That's my goal.

I love the fact that I can not be able to do something and I can put in a lot of hours doing it and I can become good at it,' Siakam said. 'It feels good. It feels so great, and I enjoy that.

I was a soccer player. Basketball wasn't my thing.

People would make fun of me because they were acting like I can't dribble. But, in my head, I was always a guard... I was like, 'Yo, I'm tall, but I don't care. I'm not no big man.'

It wasn't like I came in and was like, 'I'm going to be a starter.' That was never in my head. It was always about, like, 'I can make sure I come and I'm better and I can handle the ball and I can shoot and I can defend. And, if I can do those things, I will play.'

I don't compare myself to anybody. I try to be my own player.

I'm an energy guy, I'm a defence-first guy.

I'm able to guard multiple positions, switch and pick and rolls, guard from two to four and be able to help my defence out and rebound the basketball, block shots.

I gotta continue within the offence and just understand it, pick and choose when to attack and things like that.

In college from my freshman year to my sophomore year, I always got better, and that's just my mindset.

My dad worked hard to take care of six kids. He worked hard to make sure we had everything we needed.

I'm an athlete. Anything that involves running or jumping I've always been excited about, so basketball was exciting.

I have to be able to shoot the ball, I have to be able to dangerous not only going to the basket but on the perimeter.

I could have played soccer if I wanted.

I have quick hands.

After MIP, it was like, 'OK, there is way more.' We thinking MVP, we thinking All-Star.

This is how my life has gone. I've always had to fight through everything.

A lot of people get to the NBA, but how many people stay in the NBA?

For people that know my story, they know how important my dad is.

Most of the time when I don't set goals, I always exceed whatever goal people have.

I always feel like I just wanna go, and that's something that I'm learning every day - understanding to think more instead of just going because I see an advantage or I see that 'oh, I can make this move, I can make this shot.'

Winning a championship was the best thing that has happened to me that I've been through, that I've seen in my life.

I've always believed in myself and I've always put the work in to get to not only be an all-star but be an all-star for a long time. That's my goal. I think about these things and I feel like I have the ability to do it.