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.

If the play is drawn up for me, you better believe I'm going to go and try to win the game.

I try to work hard each and every day to become a better player.

I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I just work hard.

I'd rather be the underdog than anything.

I've come a very long way, especially from my young career. From not always being the best guy on the team to just increasing my work ethic every single year, every single summer. Just seeing the hard work pay off, I think that's what's most gratifying for me.

I know I'm small. But I don't feel small sometimes. I feel like a giant sometimes.

I'm about working, getting better, and proving people wrong.

I'm low-key. I like my privacy.

There are so many things going on in this world that are unbelievable. A lot of gun violence and police brutality.

In this business, a lot of coaches are running around thinking they're the reason their teams are winning.

I learned quickly in the NBA that you keep one eye open at all times and one ear closed. You can't react to everything you hear or see.

I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.

No one would have ever thought College GameDay would be coming to the University of Houston, I know that.

You just have to be secure and understand what your beliefs are and how determined you are.

I have never intentionally provided false and misleading information to the NCAA.

Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.

Coaching is what I love to do, and I think I'm pretty good at it.

I learned to be more flexible offensively, to not talk as much in practice.

There were a lot of things that happened at Indiana that I was proud of.