I'm one of those players that I think I can do what's asked of me. Whether it's putting the ball in the basket, rebounding the ball, diving on the floor, making other people better, I'm willing to do anything just to win.

The thing I love about the NBA game is that it's a playmaker's league.

You want to remain hungry and stay in a good place as a competitor; at the same time, you want to be confident but not cocky. You have to realize that you can lose. We have to stay hungry, because losing is the worst thing that can happen now. That's a road we don't want to go down.

I've always felt that I'm a natural leader.

You walk in our locker room and you see Pau Gasol, you see Andrew Bynum, you see Kobe, you see Ron Artest ... we have so many players that can play.

In New York, the dunk is not the thing. To break somebody down and shoot a J-that's as big as a dunk in New York.

I'm a role model. I have overcome the negativity, and I'm playing.