I learned very quickly that the NBA is a very rough place, physically and mentally. There's no mercy.

I had gotten rid of the crying when I got to high school, though it happened again when I was a junior. We lost in the state championship. It was kind of the same situation, camera in my face, and then that's when I realized it was over I had my moment.

I had a turnover and three missed shots down the stretch. I just have to make sure I calm my nerves.

Leaders set the tone for their peers. Peers look up to them and say, 'They're doing it, so I'm doing it.'

We make a living playing basketball. You don't have to be a tough guy or a hard-ass to play this sport. You can be tough but you don't have to have that bravado. Sometimes it's good. But I'm not going to be someone I'm not. It's just me being me.

Life is not going to be sweet all the time.

I hate to lose. When I was a kid, I used to cry every time I lost a game, up until, like, the 8th grade. I used to go ballistic.