I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man.

Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good.

What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings

It never bothered me when people would say, 'You only win championships because you're playing with Shaq.' It bothered me when he said it.

I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that's what I do.

If they want to win right now, I'm all for it. That's all I said the whole time. If you want to wait five years, let me know. My legs aren't as young as they used to be.

He shouldn't have been in the NBA, but we were too cheap to pay for a point guard.