I believe the only muscles you need in basketball are the ones in your brain.
A point makes you happy; an assist makes you and your teammate happy. An assist makes two people happy.
In high school, I couldn't do one pushup.
A win in November is as important as a win in May.
Winning is really fun.
Maybe water polo and volleyball really help me on the court. Water polo with my one-handed passes, volleyball too, maybe when I tap passes.
Kobe is probably an idol for so many players. He was such a great player so you wanted to be like Kobe. He's a legend that never dies.
I loved playing every sport. Soccer, water polo, horses. Whatever. I just loved it - especially competing against my brothers.
You need to go with that mentality and play the game. No pressure. Yes, you need to do something. But it's just a game.
Oh man, I am so happy when I get to dribble the ball.
When you think about Kobe it's, 'No excuse. Nothing can put your mind off what you love to do.' It's the Mamba mentality, for sure.
Every teacher in elementary school loved me because I was always goofing around. I was taller than most of the guys and girls, and fattest, too.
I know my teammates better than opponents know them. If I can see my teammate in one moment, I know where he'll be in the next moment. I don't need to see him again.
If you don't try something, you never know.
When you first come to practice, you learn the guys. You're going to play with them for the next couple seasons. You just need to know what shots they like, how they run, how good a lead they are. You need to know your personnel.
Every different horse has a different personality, like a human.
To be honest, I don't really care if I'm starting or coming off the bench.
My teams in Serbia always had really good point guards. But I have always loved to dribble the ball. Even when I was outside, just walking by myself, I would always love to dribble and imagine my defender there in front of me - what I would try to do.
I'm just trying to win the games.
I think the coach, the owner, the GM, the players want to win the game. That's the bottom line.
