I didn't play in indoor gyms until I was 12... Hitting the floor on concrete - it ain't easy bouncing up from that. It makes you tougher.
It's about being a better player today than you were yesterday.
Whatever I need to do, I'm doing it for my team.
I think every player hits a little bit of doubt. But if you are strong, you are supposed to be strong mentally because that's our job and you know what you can do. So you are like, 'A'ight cool, I'ma be all right. I'm going to figure this out.'
I get paid to do a job that I love to do, so I'm going to go out there and give it my all every night.
Sometimes when your coach draws something up, you just kind of go with it.
I personally want to be in Toronto.
I think the one thing about Kawhi is he literally stays level-headed all the time, he never gives up, he never gets down.
Me being a veteran presence, I want to see all my guys be successful.
We have to stay focused on every possession.
We have to let our defense dictate our offense.
Everything I do is criticized, scrutinized, sometimes praised. Everything is always looked at like hey what's next. It's made me grow a much thicker skin.
I understand that every day I have to be a leader on and off the court.
When I give back to the community I don't do it for anything except because I want to give back to the community.
I want to support the communities that support me.
I've always been a guy that's worked hard, and I think the coaches see that.
The game of basketball has been amazing to me, to my family.
The advantage of playing in Toronto is not playing for one city, you're playing for a country.
You're not just playing for one city in Toronto, you're playing for Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton.
Our fan base in Toronto is crazy. Every single night we sell out. The fans come there and support us and they do a great job of coming out cheering loud and showing their passion and electrifying the building.
