I think the NBA, they like competitive guys.
I think anyone who is also a fan of college basketball as well as the NBA, you have an opinion on Duke.
You don't go on nine-day road trips in college.
From the time I started playing... When I tried out for a team in sixth grade and on - I was always starting through high school.
You get into the game and you know you're probably not going to be in there long. It's like, while I'm in here, I better not mess up. That's the completely wrong mentality to have. That works against how I play because how I play is 150 percent, going all out, going crazy.
Food is such a basic need, and it is unfathomable to me that people still do not have adequate access.
Half of the basketball world thinks I'm this hothead, dirty player who can't get anything under control and probably thinks I'm arrogant and a selfish guy.
Being the competitive guy that I am, I can't get into individual battles like I have.
I got used to throwing a lot of lobs, got used to finding shooters, finding cutters. Each year at Duke I have had to score in different spots. I think that has helped me so much.
I can adjust to any situation.
I'm more of a quiet guy, relaxed, calmer off the court.
I'm someone who really thinks the game through, who has an IQ about the game, who studies the game, who knows a lot more than just running and jumping.
For me, just my heart was here at Duke. I just wanted to be here.
It's nice to score 20 points a game. It's also nice to end your season with a win.
If there's a loose ball, I'm going to dive and see if I can get it. That's just the way you play.
To me, every play counts. To me, how I play in individuals, how I play in practice, that's how I'm going to play in the game.
I really love Duke. My plan going in is to stay four years.
You don't want to put competitiveness and emotion away, so you learn to play with it. You learn to use it for your team.
I kind of got down on myself, and started putting all this pressure on myself to go out there and play well. And that's when I was playing my worst.
I think I'm so much of a better driver than I was when I first came to Duke; that's the biggest thing for me.
