I like being the underdog so they don't expect what's going to happen. It pushes me to work harder and do the things I'm not doing better.
I'm always trying to come down with a win. That's what matters to me and my squad.
It's just the game itself that drives me. I just want to be able to compete at a high level.
I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period.
I'll never try to win an award. I'm out there just playing for my team.
I rarely eat breakfast because of our schedule, actually. If I do, though, I'll try to do an egg-white omelet with some bell peppers and mushrooms. Maybe a side of a bunch of different fruits.
I just want to keep improving, to keep getting better.
When I'm away from basketball, I hang out with my friends, chill, and that's about it.
When I was growing up, I didn't have a hometown hero.
I'm just the same guy... I don't need to be a celebrity or a superstar.
My mindset is the same every game.
I was good. I probably could have gone to the NFL. I just hated practice.
As long as you give your best effort, I feel like that's all you can do.
I just try to play every game like it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
I'm just a low-key guy.
People always want to compare their hands to mine. Pretty much everywhere I go.
I'm trying to be one of the greatest players, so whatever level that consists of is where I want to take my game.
It's an honor to have been considered for the team, and I hope that in the future I will have the chance to represent my country by playing for U.S.A. Basketball.
It's all mental. I just have to worry about my game.
I want the kids to know that it's not a myth that somebody from their city plays and wins in the NBA. I just want to influence them to work hard and do whatever they want to do in life, whether it's to be a basketball player or scientist... if they believe in themselves, they can do anything.
