Sometimes I still don't know if I'm prepared to go through the entire season, dealing with the different personalities, the crowds, the politics.

Either you can do it or you can't. I think I can overcome anything I put my mind to.

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

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.

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

I've always been taught to care what other people think. My grandmother and mother taught me to project a positive image of myself.