I'm just trying to take what the defense gives me.

My main focus off the court is to be humble. My mom always told me to be a presentable young man. I'm not going to pretend to be something that I'm not and act a certain way for people. I plan on being myself. I like having a good time, but I still carry myself in an orderly fashion.

Obviously, you want to teach your child between right and wrong, respect and being kind to others, whether it's their sisters or parents. You try to teach them by example, talk to them and explain certain situations. But there's also a time to put them in time out or let them know they've made a mistake and try to learn from it.

One thing I've learned about the NBA is that you can have one good year, but you've always got to be progressing and working and making yourself better.

Strike one is a big, big pitch-you can do a lot after you get strike one, no matter how you get it.

I'm not satisfied. I'm still enjoying this. I still feel like I'm in the best part of my career and I can play at a high level. This is what I love to do: playing football and winning games.

Chicago was big for me as far as developing as a person and as a basketball player.