My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?'

When you get to know some of the history of the game, Oscar Robertson is one of the names that pops up first.

We have to continue at a high level and make them take tough shots.

I will have no problem coming to practice on time. The locker room is great, but we have to prove ourselves on the court.

I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.

A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that.

I'm very, very confident in my ability to see the game - even before it's played.