In all seriousness, it really should be difficult for me to be too strange. After all, a great family raised me.

You've got to stay ready, especially around here. That's what we preach, you'll get your opportunity whether it comes at the beginning or in the middle or in the end whenever it may be. When your time comes, you need to be ready to go because you're going to earn your minutes

Our motto is just to play the whole 48 minutes. We are here to play it from start to finish. Things will go up and down. We will make runs and they will make runs. But we just keep playing.

I'm still learning. Hopefully I can keep getting better, and not stop where I am now.

I was a big Magic Johnson fan. And I guess people who knew that gave a name that... In that vein. I tried to play like him.

The only nickname I've ever had is Merlin, like the magician. I don't know why.

I've always respected [Michael Jordan] but I've never been a fan of his [Jordan's].Because everybody else is.