Basketball has brought me a lot of joy, brought me a lot of good things. Just that side of it has really affected me.

It was more of me rushing my shots than anything. Thats the biggest thing for me. I was making good moves, but at the end of my moves, I was rushing all my shots. I learned a lesson.

When I'm smiling and having fun, that's when you should have a problem. If I'm out there frowning and looking mean, that's when you know you've beat me - because I'm not having fun. I've been playing basketball since I was three. Everybody since I was three tried to tell me to stop smiling. Even my dad. My dad apologized to me when I was ten.

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

I work extremely hard in the weight room, and also on the court to get better and make sure I keep my body in shape.

You really can't please people. I know everybody's attention is on what I'm doing on the floor.

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.