I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas.

It feels good to come here and be a winning program.

My dream was to become a rec league coach. That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to stay home and help the kids out and be a coach.

If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.

How I grew up, everybody was telling me, "You can't do this, you can't get tattoos, you've got to look a certain way." Now, I'm like, "Why?"

My friends are happy for me, and that's all that matters.

The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.