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.

There's pressure every night to be the best on the court. I put a lot of pressure on myself. Pressure is part of the game. It is also part of life. I want to prove I can do the work and be a success off the court as well as on it.

I'm always going to be under a microscope, and I haven't always handled it well.

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

I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.

I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.

My grandma always said bad things don't last forever.