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I didn't expect to be in the NBA.
There is pressure on me, but I welcome it.
You don't talk playoffs a few weeks before training camp.
Sometimes you play better with some teammates than others.
I don't have family in Mexico. Nothing. I'm just from Spain.
I'm a pass-first point guard that tries to get everybody involved.
I can open the floor for other guys. I've always put the team first.
You cannot win by yourself. There's only one or two Kobes or LeBrons.
I'll try to help everybody. That's what I try to do as a point guard.
I never liked to be the one who did all the scoring, things like that.
I think nobody should rash things and try to find the successor of Kobe Bryant.
I feel like a coach when I'm on the court. I just see basketball as a team sport.
That's the key - there is no secret. Just trust your teammates and play together.
If I'm on the bench, it's the bench. If I'm playing five or 30 minutes, I'm good.
Just try to make the easy pass. Sometimes it's the easiest one that's the best one.
Sometimes I play better. Sometimes I have a bad game. But as a team, it's not about me.
I've missed too much of my family life. I want to spend more time with my wife and kids.
Every little possession and every little detail can help you win a game or that possession.
If I have to play 5, I'll play 5. That's what we've been doing for years in the Spanish team.
I watched zero NBA basketball growing up. It was available but it was too late and I had school.
If we're sharing the ball and you pass the ball first, your teammate is going to pass it to you.
It's always good when you're in a place where they really want you. That makes a huge difference.
I played for so long with the national team. It was great but it's time for the young guys to play.
Chris Bosh helped a lot... and he was 'The Guy.' When you've got The Guy on your side it makes it easier.
At 17... I went to the second division in Spain, played a lot of minutes, and we actually won that league.
My dad played for... the Villanueva de la Serena, so I guess that's why I play basketball instead of soccer.
I just try to compete. That's all. There's gonna be faster guys, stronger guys, but you just gotta give effort.
You can't compare my numbers to the other point guards. I'm a different kind of player - if you like it or not.
At the end of the day, you're representing a team, you're representing a city, you got to go out there and play.
I don't need to be the fastest or be able to jump highest to be effective or do the right things to help the team.
At some point, everyone who is playing, their dream is to be in the NBA, because that's where all the best players are.
I don't care about my shots or my points or my assists. It's about playing the right way, trying to get everybody involved.
I know Detroit has tried to trade for me for a while so I'm really happy to be in a situation with a team that really wants you.
To win, you have to involve all your teammates because if not, it is too difficult. One guy, it is impossible to win something big.
Be on time, work hard every day, try to help your teammate, look for the team first. If you do that, everybody's gonna respect you.
You just go out there and try to do your best. Some days are great. Other nights, it's maybe not your day. It's the other guy's day.
I'm not happier because I'm starting on the Knicks. I could be starting, I could be coming off of the bench, and I'd be the same way.
You have to know your role. But you need everybody to win games. You can't win by yourself - not in the NBA, not in Europe, not in Spain.
In the NBA you are pretty confident but you are one phone call away from being somewhere else; you've just got to be ready for everything.
When I was 13 years old, that's when my team assigned me - and I wound up living, like, six hundred kilometers from my home to play basketball.
The more important thing is I wanted to show that I can play and have fun. In L.A. I couldn't because they were going in a different direction.
I can shoot the ball. I can make everybody comfortable out there, and I'm just going to try to help my teammates play better basketball if possible.
You learn that the only thing you can control is being professional and staying focused. This is the NBA. There are a lot of things that you can't control.
I play a certain way and played like that for a while. Maybe you want a point guard to shoot 20 times, I like more to pass the ball and do my job running the team.
I wasn't drafted. I was just playing really good basketball, enjoying playing basketball with my national team and never really thought: 'I have to get to the NBA.'
There are so many people who helped me during all those years in Toronto for everything. Not just about basketball, it's everything. Like life, with my family. Everything.
The problem is when you start comparing numbers to other point guards. The league is about numbers, and it's crazy. You make those comparisons, and I'm losing every battle.
At the end of the day, maybe I'm not like the other guys. Maybe I'm not as fast as them. I cannot jump as high as them. But it's been 11 years for me now. You just play different.
I always say that, I never talked about the NBA, I never talked about anything because I was just playing basketball for fun. I didn't think about being a professional and I didn't even know you could be signed.
It will be my fourth Olympics. I don't know if I'll have a chance to play more. I think four is a good number. After 16 years on the national team, I'm not going to get to 2020. It's a little bit too far for me.