I kind of knew Cleveland was going to get the No. 1 pick. I think they rigged it. No, don't quote me on that.

I just don't want to get used to feeling this feeling, you know, losing basketball games.

I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win.

We're still getting better as a team. We're still learning how to play basketball as a team and how to win tough games.

As long as you stay true to yourself and to who you are, you ain't in nobody's way.

The only person I ever wanted to meet was Muhammad Ali. And of all the people I've ever met, he's the one who most impressed me. It's tough to listen to him. You gotta have patience. But you see how strong his mind is. Even now, he's one of the most intelligent people on the planet.

I don't want to just be an athlete. I kind of obsess on that sometimes. I don't want my son to be reading, oh, 'disappointment, just a scorer, selfish, didn't win enough, never quite the best' -- whatever. I want to be bigger than that. I want to shape my own destiny instead of just having him read about whatever on the back page.