God says, Turn the other cheek. So there's no way I could play in a man's game.

You go from high school, to the NBA, and you're thrown in the fire.

People say you don't need a father to be successful. I take offense to that. I had an argument with my mom about Father's Day and why it's not celebrated like Mother's Day.

The biggest thing is always being around people that are going to lift you up and not bring you down. That's why I prayed for God to send me some good friends. He's done that. I don't really have a lot of friends, but the friends I do have are great.

Nobody thought that I was going to make it to the NBA. I only had a couple of believers growing up.

Always look at what your goal is. Understand that there are going to be days when you feel like crap. There are going to be days where you feel like "I don't want to do this" but you've got to understand what you're doing it for.

I know who I am and what kind of teammate I've always been.