When I think about my MVP season, I will also think about the loss to Golden State. But winning the award as Most Valuable Player of the NBA is just a huge honour. I didn't really realise how big it was until Mark Cuban had tears in his eyes at the award ceremony.

I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister.

The best player I've ever played against is Kobe Bryant. I have seen him do some stuff that is just unbelievable.

If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace.

I'm not the kind of guy who just goes up to women.

If theres an injury, for a couple games, you can have guys step in. But for a long period of time, it always catches up with you.

I lost control of myself a couple times in the playoffs. I have to keep cooler in the future.