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Soccer is still my favourite sport.
Momentum is everything in this league.
Policy is the way you can change the world.
The game is about making the right decisions.
My game from college has translated into the pros.
It differs from game to game, how aggressive I should be.
I think winning games is my biggest asset, knowing how to win.
I don't let people score on me. I think that's my biggest asset.
We try to pride ourselves in having a chip and being hungry every game.
Defense is about will and effort and a certain toughness you have to have.
My best asset to my game is my IQ. I play the game thinking the game first.
Regardless of what the stakes are, our attitude and our mindset doesn't change.
In college, I prided myself on defense and guarding the best player every night.
It's amazing how sports is a way to control the masses. But it also unites people.
I think my play will talk for me, It will show people, and it will show the league.
My five years at Virginia truly prepared me for the NBA and for life after the NBA.
Thanks to Coach Bennett for a great education in basketball and for making me better.
Thanks to the great fans of Milwaukee. Their work ethic truly inspires me every night.
I'm going to play the right way, I'm going to know my role, and I'm going to be who I am.
The better the competition is, the more skilled guys are, the more fundamental you have to be.
I'm a guy that's all about not trying to take the easy way out or get out of things too early.
Everybody has losses, and sometimes they're worse than others, but you can always bounce back.
I always look forward to playing great players, great scorers, because I pride myself on my defense.
Guys are coming into the league a little more mature when they take the three or four years in college.
You have to keep shooting, even on tough shooting nights. You have to believe the next shot is going in.
I had a pretty bad injury the end of my freshman year in college, and that taught me just to be patient.
People would downplay how good I was, or my athleticism would be the knock, and that added fuel to the fire.
As a three shooter, seeing one go through the net, that's all you need to just be shooting it confidently again.
I think it's the way I'm wired, the way I'm built. I want to improve. If you're not improving, someone's passing.
There are going to be ups and downs, but you have to have a steady mindset, regardless of the situation you're in.
I just go out there to show them I'm going to play the right way regardless of what position or what situation I'm in.
For me, keeping it simple is the best way to live life, to not complicate things, to sort of keep things in perspective.
Starting you automatically gets into your rhythm faster. Coming off the bench, you're colder; it can be harder at times.
When you have a year of experience and also the experience of playing in the playoffs, it just makes a world of difference.
I don't pay attention to what people think. I don't really care what people think. All that matters is my teammates and my coaches.
I've been a bit surprised, and encouraged, by the NBA's support for athletes that speak out. Compared to the NFL, it's night and day.
LeBron is one of the greats. He's going to hit tough shots. You have to be able to live with them and limit everyone else around him.
I think just consistency. That's the hardest thing to do in this league, especially for a rookie. There are going to be ups and downs.
When guys were going out to parties, I was going to the gym. I figured, for all my mom sacrificed for me, it was the least I could do.
A lot of times,, you are not going to fit in; a lot of times you are going to have to skip those parties to get to where you want to be.
When you bring a winner onto your team, he knows how to win, he's going to help your team win, and that's the goal at the end of the day.
It's not about making the most shots or even dunking the ball or any of that. It's about being consistent every day you step on the court.
A lot of scouts and people are enamored with athleticism and youth. So they take that any day over mature, high-quality basketball players.
Being raised, I think, in a household where your parents really taught you never to let people see you sweatin' - that's the motto I live by.
I have great memories from childhood. Of course, the divorce, when I was 11, was tough. But my mom, especially, did a great job in raising us.
Things aren't always going to go your way. You wake up one day, and things are rough. But then you wake up the next day, and things are going great.
When you're running next to a guy who's about to lay it up in transition, you just get out of the way because you know Giannis is coming to block it.
I stay in character at all times regardless of whoever's playing well, the team isn't playing well. if we're up or down, I'm going to stay in character.
I knew who I was coming into the NBA, so I knew what I could contribute to a team, and I just had a high level of confidence in myself and what I could do.
In my family, graduating and getting your bachelor's is just the beginning. It's only expected. You're underachieving if you don't strive for more than that.