You sacrificed for us - you're the real MVP.

Chemistry is important. If you like your teammates, it's going to be easier to play with them on the court.

I don't have to be anybody I'm not.

I play basketball. I can't control the media, the way I play. I can't control all of it.

In the game of basketball, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.

I've learned what it feels like to lose, believe me. But I think, in the end, that is just going to make winning that much better.

I told Grant Hill back there – I just got done playing against him – as a second grader I had a Pistons Grant Hill jersey. That was the first time I walked into a gym. That’s when I fell in love with the game. My mom, I think she just wanted to get me and my brothers out of the house for a few hours. When I walked into the gym, I fell in love with the game.