I remember telling my friends I wish I had stayed in school and they didn't understand: "You've got all this money and everything you want." But it wasn't about the money. It was about how I felt right then.

You can't worry about what people say, but... People always harp on athletes being selfish individualists.

I havent won on my birthday since college, so its good to play hard and get a win by double figures.

It's a luxury to play. I get to play basketball for a living. I'm a lucky guy and I'm thankful for everything I have and what I get to do. I realize how many people would give their left foot to just play one game in the NBA. This is the NBA!

If you're not getting better in the summer, you're wasting your time.

To be honest, politics is so weird. I think it's more heavy than religion.

I wanted to take on a little bit more of a leadership role. I'm getting older and things are coming to me more and I have to take responsibility for that.