You can get reps up in the gym as much as you want, hours and hours, but when it comes to a game, there's so many different aspects going on, so many different things.
Honestly now, I'm so much more comfortable at the line and I've gotten so many reps up. Now I feel like when I shoot it, I go up so much more confident thinking, 'OK I'm going to make this one.'
I was a kid growing up in Houston, didn't have a lot - three younger brothers, a single mom. It was tough.
People can talk about how much they care about you, but the small things like this, people taking time out of their day to come and support, it's amazing.
To improve my free throws I went back to the mechanics and really learning how to have form and shoot the ball, so I have to get comfortable with that.
To be the first person to do anything, you're a legend.
My grandma tells me, 'Do you focus when you're up there?' I'm like, 'Yeah, I think about shooting a free throw.' I don't miss them on purpose. I promise, I'm not betting on the games.
Tim Duncan is one of the greatest power forwards in the history of our game. Being younger and just watching him play, winning championships, that was always cool to be able to play against him.
Everybody's schedule is crazy in the NBA, so that can't be an excuse.
That's the thing about the NBA; there's another game.
I really thought about being on one team for my entire career, and that was really important to me.
This is very special, winning the gold for your country.
I just don't want to go to the All-Star game to be in the dunk contest and go home. I want to be there competing in the game with a couple of my teammates.
First Team All-Defense, that was great, that was one of my goals coming into this league, and I've got that a couple times. But First Team All-NBA, that's bigger than a lot of things; that's bigger than being an All-Star.
I mean, I'm 6-11, and I'm pretty athletic, I think.
I'm not like the skinniest guy, so I feel like I should at least get 10 rebounds for our team a game.
I really put a lot of pressure on myself.
I mean, I've definitely found my thing, what I'm good at. Certain things that guys do keep them in the NBA a long time, but I've found what I'm good at, and I'm only going to continue to get better at that.
My motivation is only for us to win a championship. Anything else, I'm not concerned about.
Everybody wants to play late, everybody wants to be clutch.
