I won't forget the hood. I won't forget the days of catching a bullet on the way to the mailbox or bricks with death threats that somehow made their way through the window.

I take losses very personal and very serious.

I want to keep playing at the kind of level where I'll get respect from everybody.

The NBA is tough. Everybody plays hard and every game is vital.

No one could have prepared for me BBQ on pizza. I mean, both are great. But together? It was incredible.

I try to look at what KG does, what Tim Duncan does, what Amare Stoudamire does ... I compare and evaluate myself with them.

It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.