Kevin Gamble was one of the first NBA players from my city.
Even if you shoot 60, now you're aiming for 59. Golf is something you can never master.
I've been blessed to be in the NBA.
Math was my favorite subject, so numbers were always running through my mind.
The biggest thing is to give it back. You want to leave the game in a better situation than you came in with it. That's really important to me, especially being an avid reader and just learning about how to build businesses, learning how to make the most of the business you're in, the ins and outs of the relationships that you build as well.
When you first come in the NBA, you have a lot of conversations about saving your money, financially educating yourself, not just trusting whoever it is handling your money, not just having those meetings once a year, and not really putting the effort into learning the same way you learn your craft on the court.
God is great.
When you go out there, you're not just representing your country or the NBA: you're representing your beliefs. You want to play hard for Someone who died for you.
When I'm out there playing basketball, it's just, 'Let me do me,' and everybody is going to benefit. I feel confident that whoever I'm out there with is going to win.
It doesn't matter to me who I'm playing with. I think I'm going to make anybody better.
I think I'm a smart guy who knows the game.
I've been able to meet interesting people who have helped me. And, in turn, I want to help out my fellow NBA players.
I like stick deodorant. I'm not a huge fan of spritz.
I try to get through a book every two weeks.
I'm a collector of designer backpacks.
I don't really shop too much. I shop a few times a year.
I always wanted to present myself well and express my style with my clothes, as well as who I was as a basketball player.
JaVale McGee is one of the smartest guys I know. Like, he's a nerd, plays with gadgets, and is into technology. He's funny - he's got crazy jokes, and his timing with jokes is really funny. You have to be really smart to think the way he does.
I do a little bit of everything... kind of like being a chef on the court.
I'm a tennis fan, so I like Roger Federer. He's always two or three steps ahead, so he's hitting a shot, but he's also thinking about the next two shots. So I try to be in that frame of mind - to always be ahead.
