I'm just content with myself, happy with myself.

Russell... I love you. I thank you so much man. You made me better. You know, Your work ethic. I always wanted to compete with you. I always wanted to pull up into the parking lot of the practice facility, And if you beat me there, I was always upset. I always wanted to outwork you. And you set the bar. You set the tone. And thank you so much man. Thank you. You had a big piece of this MVP trophy. You're an MVP caliber player It's a blessing to play with you man.

I've learned that it's harder to try to put on this goody two-shoes persona when that's not me.

I don't mind talking about the game. I don't mind talking about what we go through as players, because I want people to get a deeper look inside instead of looking at stats all the time or looking at numbers or just watching the game. I want them to get a pulse on us as players, and a lot of players might not want that, but that's what I want.

I want people to know what they didn't know about me. I just wanted them to know the real side.

I'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up.

Sometimes you have to know when to shut the f - - up.