Once I came to Salt Lake City, I didn't want to go anywhere else. It was home sweet home for me.
I was always the kid dribbling the ball on the sidelines, hoping someone would pick me. I'd go with my older brother to the gym or park, and when I went out there, I'd pass the ball so I could get picked again.
I think there are a lot of ways to play the PG position. Scoring first is a way that works for them and their teams. I personally like to watch PGs that like to work for others.
I'm a bartender's son. Some things you never forget.
Struggles are what made everything worth while.
I never felt I was better than anybody, but I always felt I could compete with anybody.
To be a great player and a great scorer, you have to find ways to get yourself open and get shots off. It's a dog fight.
I've benefited from great coaches my whole life, starting in sixth grade. To be able to pass that on is a neat experience for me.
I haven't played quarterback since eighth or ninth grade. I didn't see it get much attention when I completed a pass then.
I'm not a cerebral player. When I'm out on the floor, I try to play.
I just always believed that all comments are better face-to-face, whether they're derogatory or whether they're not.
I was thinking back when Karl Malone and I, when one of us would be in the weight room early in the morning, and the other one wasn't there, the first comment to the other person would be, 'It's mighty lonely up here.'
The key word is 'control.' I have to get to the point where I can do it like Magic does. That means penetrating, scoring more, taking over on offense once in a while, increasing my range on the outside shot to open things up for the drive.
I want my kids to have a life like I did growing up. The greatest gift I was given in life was from my parents. Though I can't match them, I'd like to be that kind of parent.
It's quite an honor to be selected to represent my country in the Olympics.
I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from an average high school player to the NBA.
Mostly, I go in the weight room and visit.
Just because everybody else does something isn't a good enough reason to do anything.
You can't afford to hop around and act like a kid when you have to get back on defense and worry about the other parts of the game. But at the end, when the buzzer sounds, you have the luxury of hopping around and looking foolish for a while.
I had been told I might be drafted in the fourth round. 'Great,' I said at the time.
