There's a lot of pride I have coming from Chicago because so many great players have done so many great things in the league. I definitely want to keep that tradition going. So yeah, I want to represent Chicago in the best light possible.
I just think that playing in a championship game and playing in every game in March Madness, that's just more time for critics to watch you and more time for them to nitpick at what you don't do well or what they feel you don't do well.
I set really high expectations.
Rankings, for most players, are like adversity because we all want to be the best. So you've just got to approach it like you would a tough situation on the court. You just have to respond.
I never had to worry about putting a target on somebody else's back. Usually, the target was on my back.
I never take a day off.
I'd like to win Rookie of the Year.
I'm definitely used to being the centerpiece of a team.
I like playing in the post, so a system that plays to my strengths is important.
I want good players around me because it's all about winning.
I definitely want to play for a school that throws the ball in the post.
I just want to go to the right environment for me and the right team.
I've talked to a bunch of big men who told me they didn't really start playing basketball until seventh or eighth grade. That wasn't the situation with me.
There's three banners I want to hang - ACC regular championship, ACC tournament championship, and, of course, the national championship.
I think from losing my mother, I appreciate having good people around me.
I try to make really close bonds with people.
He's been the greatest father for me. Going around the streets of Chicago with my dad, people always tell me they can't believe how much my dad has matured. Or, 'You wouldn't believe how your dad used to be.' There's always lots of words about how much he's changed.
I do three different workouts a day. In total, it's about six or seven hours.
I don't want to say why I should be picked over somebody. I just want to say why I should be picked for any team.
My defense is a criticism, but we won a national championship at Duke, so it wasn't that bad.
