I guess it's good in a sense that it stops any of it from happening, but now you're telling me if it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals and a guy has a chance to make a play he's going to be like, 'Well, do I want this $10,000 or do I want a championship?'

If you love the game and you love playing, just have fun and enjoy it. Work hard and don't get bogged down by it.

I was always chasing Taylor, trying to keep up with him.

Teams want me to do something stupid. You want to get to the point where nothing affects you, where you control them.

I'm not a huge fan of plastic surgery, for either guys or girls.

After you have a big game, you can't just say, 'That's it, I've arrived,' by any means. I'm always pushing it to be better. You always want to be better than you are, no matter what. I think that's important.

The sincerity with which you do things, that's what shapes your life.