I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots.

I wouldn’t say I’m a ball hog. I’m a shooter. I don’t necessarily hog the ball, but I put them up though. I definitely much rather shoot it than pass it. That’s just how I am.

You're my backbone. You're a blessing. You're a piece of my heart. You're the air I breathe. And you're the strongest person I know, and I'm so sorry for having to put you through this and having to put our family through this.

I'm not the most patient of people...

I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

This is an award I couldn't have won on my own. I can't thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers.