I would be a very demanding coach. I wouldn't yell and scream, but I want players that want what I want. And that's why I couldn't coach, 'cause I know how hard it is and I know how hard I want you to play. But everyone's not going to do what I want.
I love being an All-Star and continue to want to be an All-Star because that just shows you my talent and who I am. But I've always been a team player.
I understood even in college, when you win as a team, everyone gets their own accolades, individual accolades.
I don't mind being a second fiddle. I don't mind that. I don't care whatever happens, whatever helps my team get a championship is what I want to do. Whatever helps my team win is what I want to do.
I was always in good shape.
To have a high basketball IQ, I think you have to be unselfish, but also selfish at the same time. To be able to say, okay, I know this is going to work, so let's do it.
I don't count no one else's money. I want everyone to be taken care of and be able to take care of their families and be successful.
In this world, and all the things we have going on, we're all human beings.
You've got to be able to go out there and do the small things. I went to Villanova, and I didn't start my freshman year until the last two games of the season. And I think that continuously not being 'The Man' helped me as an individual be able to say, 'Listen, what else do you need me to do?'
Thank you to the wonderful Raptors fans across the NBA, especially in Canada! I am amazed by your passion for our team and the support you have given me.
Personally, I take it really seriously and it bothers me when I don't play well.
People say I'm a natural leader, but I just go out there and do my job and do whatever it takes to win; that's what comes with being a leader, those are the sort of things I've done as I've tried to grow into a leader and I'm just going to continue to do them.
I want to be that consistent all year. I want to play the same way all 82 games. I want to be consistent every night.
Golf is a whole different sport, a whole different challenge, everything.
Game 7 is what you play for. It's what you work for.
When I see a play one time, I've got it. When I see it twice, I master it. When I see it three times, I know where the loopholes are.
At the end of the day, if I become an All-Star, it's because of my teammates.
I'll never be satisfied with where my game is. I always think I can get better.
I do play with a chip on my shoulder. That's who I am. That's how Philadelphia basketball players are raised.
I don't have a crew. I have a small family. I never let anybody from the outside in, because I didn't want anybody to say they did anything for me down the line.
