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.

I wanted to make the lightest shoe possible, but still be able to perform at the same time.

Family time is the best time.

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.

At the end of the day, you want to be always the one that's one step ahead of everybody, and when it comes to hip-hop, culture and art, you want to be that signature guy.

Always stay true to yourself. Some people will like it, some people won't. Life goes on.

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.