I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.

A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot of players in the NBA who really care about the community and want to use their basketball-playing ability for a good cause.

I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.

My brain . . . it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, 'You're a failure' . . . I think that's almost worse than death.

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.

If I panic, everyone else panics.