I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber.

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.

That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and as a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American, we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about how far we’ve progressed as a society? Well, if we’ve progressed as a society, then you don’t jump to somebody’s defense just because they’re African-American. You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right? So I won’t assert myself.

I write all day and outline stories, a sports mythological universe.

I didn't expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I'm surprised. I've played pretty well in other seasons. Our team hasn't been as good. Things just fell into place.

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.

Once you open your eyes and start looking around you, you start picking up things that are very obvious.