Once I got 13 or 14 years old, I started watching a lot of videos on YouTube and NBA.com and I started following the NBA ball.
Usually, I heal very fast.
When we get bad shots, it's hard to rebound and it's also harder to come back in transition defense.
I want to improve every part of my game.
I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.
I definitely want to be one of the best players in the history of the game. That's a good goal to have.
That's what it's all about at the end of the day. What can you do? What difference can you make in the world?
It hurts to see other people calling Jazz fans racist.
I did some bad stuff. I don't remember what in particular, but I did some bad stuff. So the morning of Christmas, I wake up and my brother is there, my sister, my mom, everyone's got gifts and I can't find my gifts. No gifts. They acted like Santa didn't' bring me anything because I wasn't good.
I haven't scratched the surface of what I can become offensively.
I like to play basketball. Sometimes if someone takes that away from you, you've got to get in your feelings for a reason.
Like I always say, it's a five-on-five game.
It's about how you impact the game.
In Europe and FIBA, the game is a little slower and the court is a little smaller.
Defense is the thing we can control and bring every night. But I want to be great on both ends.
Everyone sees me as a defensive-minded guy, but both sides of the court are important. If you want to win, you have to be good on both sides.
I take a lot of pride in being healthy.
Some nights, you're tired. But I just like to go out there and help my team win and not let my team down. It's the least I can do.
My mom probably has a record player. I might need to get one.
I always wanted to be one of the best, make a mark on the history of the game. For me, for my country, for my family.
