I played for so long with the national team. It was great but it's time for the young guys to play.
The more important thing is I wanted to show that I can play and have fun. In L.A. I couldn't because they were going in a different direction.
I think I can be helpful for a lot of teams.
I don't have family in Mexico. Nothing. I'm just from Spain.
I just try to compete. That's all. There's gonna be faster guys, stronger guys, but you just gotta give effort.
I'm a pass-first point guard that tries to get everybody involved.
When I was 13 years old, that's when my team assigned me - and I wound up living, like, six hundred kilometers from my home to play basketball.
At 17... I went to the second division in Spain, played a lot of minutes, and we actually won that league.
My dad played for... the Villanueva de la Serena, so I guess that's why I play basketball instead of soccer.
You just go out there and try to do your best. Some days are great. Other nights, it's maybe not your day. It's the other guy's day.
It's about enjoying what you do, and that's what I try to tell everybody, 'Hey. When we wake up tomorrow, let's go hard again and let's try to do better.' That's all we can do, and that has been me all these years. I'll keep doing that until I retire.
There is pressure on me, but I welcome it.
I never liked to be the one who did all the scoring, things like that.
To win, you have to involve all your teammates because if not, it is too difficult. One guy, it is impossible to win something big.
This is a sport about the team. There are big stars but without a team, big stars cannot do anything.
If I'm on the bench, it's the bench. If I'm playing five or 30 minutes, I'm good.
When guys work and they put the time in, it's always good to see them have success.
At the end of the day, maybe I'm not like the other guys. Maybe I'm not as fast as them. I cannot jump as high as them. But it's been 11 years for me now. You just play different.
The problem is when you start comparing numbers to other point guards. The league is about numbers, and it's crazy. You make those comparisons, and I'm losing every battle.
When you're with a team and you're comfortable there, everything seems O.K. You play a lot of minutes. You make the playoffs. You don't miss practice - all of that stuff. So when you leave for the summer, you're like, 'See you next year!' You expect maybe some changes, but nothing involving you.
