The best players will play. That's the way it will always be.

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting.

Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It's the storytelling.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.