The competition, the naysayers, the owners who talk too much. The people who don't think a 36-year-old can do what I do. I take a lot of pride in my craft, I work really hard at my craft everyday, and I'm a true professional.

So we take a lot of pride in that. It's really on us to turn this thing around. I think this last month we've done just that. We've pointed ourself in the direction that we want to be, and I think we're starting to head towards that. Right now we're in a nice rhythm.

I've never been an individual guy. I never cared about the accolades. I've always been driven by the competition and the learning process.

This ain't the Girl Scouts. This ain't the Boy Scouts. This is the NBA.

I don't think anything less than perfect, even though I'm a human being. The way I work and go at things is to better myself in perfect terms.

I learned one thing - never hate a positive option.

They're really aggressive. They're like roaches on bread - you drop some on the floor and, boom, they're on it.