The first time I played basketball was with my dad and my older brother Thanasis.

My dad was a soccer player. He didn't know anything about basketball - nothing.

I can't take my mind off basketball.

Just every day try to be a leader, try to get better and to help my team win. I just want to be more vocal, like talk more so my teammates can know I got their back.

I try to come in, try to defend, help on defense, play as hard as possible and do whatever my coach and my teammates tell me and try to listen and get better.

I just stay home all the time. But the things I have learned outside of basketball is you got to take care of your body.

I am a boring guy, I think.

You never know how life turns out.

Gregg Popovich is among the greatest coaches ever.

You can never come back fresher after the all-star break. I always try to do what I do, try to take care of my body, get some weights in, feel a little bit stronger and ready to push through 25 games.

Of course, I know by growing older, I'm going to become stronger, smarter, and know the game better.

I think my jump shot could get a lot, lot better. I could become a really big threat out there.

Tim Duncan did it. Dirk Nowitzki did it. I just want to be one of those guys... that stays for the city, play for the city for 20 years.

I think my rookie, I was just having fun. I was 18, and I was living the American dream.

At first, when my agent told me, 'They want you to do an interview, a piece for '60 Minutes,' I was like, 'What is '60 Minutes?''

I get up in the morning, I take a shower, and I go to practice. When I'm finished, the only thing that's on my mind is to go back home and spend time with my family.

I'm a guy who doesn't really care about glamour and big markets; I like to be home all day.

I love Milwaukee! I'm going to be in Milwaukee 20 years! I'll be here so long, they'll be sick of me!

A lot of players will tell you, 'When I was a kid, I watched Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, LeBron, Magic, and I wanted to be just like them.' For me, it wasn't like that at all.

When you're young, it's hard to lead people that are older than you.

Milwaukee is really quiet. The people here are really respectful. They can see me in the street, walking on the road. I can go to anyplace in Milwaukee without people being all over me. I appreciate that.

I know that guys can't guard me one-on-one.

With back-to-backs, a lot of games, sometimes you think, 'I've got to take a day off today.' But you have to push through it. The greats did.

I watched a lot of Scottie Pippen, Magic Johnson, Kevin Durant, and a lot of Paul Pierce. I used to watch Tracy McGrady as well along with Kevin Garnett.