I don't ever want to be carried off the court.
It's not ideal for me to miss any time. I love the game. I want to be out there. I can't stand sitting the back watching games. I want to be out there fighting with my team.
If you're not my coach, I don't know you. Don't say anything to me.
People don't realize how talented the NBA is.
Some people are born and train their whole life to be an NBA player. But some people, if it doesn't work out, then they have no other option.
For me, I grew up watching really good Detroit Pistons teams.
All good teams have that trust and that chemistry where you're able to get on each other and know it's for a better purpose.
I don't want to rely on one thing. Being good at everything, that's how you earn your spot on the floor.
My dad always taught me the fundamentals of the game: dribble, pass, shoot. So I never relied heavily on any one thing until I got to college, when I was just adjusting to the team.
People can say what they want, but at the end of the day, I'm going to keep working on my game. I always know I have things to work on.
Even when I wasn't a shooter, when I was younger, I used to watch Rip Hamilton. He was one of my favorite players with the way he moved without the ball.
Once people put that title on me as one of the better shooters, I just wanted to be the best shooter. That's what I feel like I was out to prove.
When I moved to Mississippi, I was playing in high school, and there wasn't a lot of talent around me. I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to get to the bucket a lot anymore.
I always wanted to be the best at everything. All my friends knew it.
I'm not the strongest, I'm not the fastest, I can't jump the highest, so for me, it's doing it in other ways: changing paces, using your body to get open, knowing your defender. A lot goes into it. You have to study the game.
That's the true meaning of being a leader: being able to deal with the consequences and take the responsibility for it. That's who I want to be.
I'd say I'm the best 19-year-old ever, and I still feel that way at 21.
I play to be the best.
Just knowing your dad is a professional basketball player, it just makes you feel like you're destined for.
I feel like I'm cultured enough to fit into any environment.
