Good teams beat you with speed. Great teams beat you with spacing and timing.
I love the competition no matter at what age.
Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.
I've learned a lot at home and been able to take what I've learned at home to the court.
There are many really good teams in our conference this season. Miami, Indiana and Detroit will be our fiercest opponents this year. But we just have to focus on our game and be patient with the realistic hope that we'll be on top after all is said and done.
Oh, I think, watching Magic, him being one of my... I'm one of his biggest fans, and just trying to emulate what he did, going out on the playground, and also playing with older guys.