Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff.

Are you willing to push the right buttons even if it means being perceived as the villain? … I'd rather be perceived as a winner than a good teammate. I wish they both went hand in hand all the time but that's just not reality. … I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.

I draw from the crowd a lot.

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

He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.

He is a fool who only sees the mischiefs that are past.