Some times your best effort just isn't good enough.

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

But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner.

I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.

I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.

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

You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: 'Yes, you're doing the right thing, you're always right.' No, they tell me when I'm wrong, and that's why I've been able to stay who I am and stay humble.