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.

Eventually, people are going to find out I can play.

Just listen to your instincts. Don't talk to someone or start a relationship out of pity.

The stereotype of a leader is one who talks and peps people up and things like that, but in actuality you have to listen to your teammates.

I'm my own biggest critic, and the only way I'm going to improve is to see what I was doing wrong.

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 be afraid to get back up and try again, and you really can't do that unless you acknowledge the failure.