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I love Indiana.
I want to be a champion.
I just love playoff basketball.
I grew up a Lakers and a Clippers fan.
The worst has happened. The best is next.
I felt I was in a good place with Oklahoma.
I hope his breath wasn't too bad for 'Bron.'
Oklahoma, y'all truly made a big impact on me.
It's always been a battle to play the Warriors.
There are more Pacer fans than Paul George fans.
I can play in any offense and play off any player.
I always just take pride in being a basketball player.
Evangelization is leading people to Jesus, not ourselves.
I know who I am as a player, I just want to help a team win.
I like to lead by people seeing me playing at certain level.
When I get the ball, I have to be ready to be in scoring mode.
I want every year to have a chance to compete for a championship.
Usually I've had two jobs: be the best defender and the best scorer.
I'm going to get paid what I deserve off of what I bring to the table.
I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.
You put two fiery all-stars on the same team, something special has to happen.
The only thing I wanted out of Indiana was a chance to win my whole career there.
I know a little bit how it is coming back from an injury, trying to find your rhythm.
I have a goal to be the best player every time I touch that floor. Just be the best me.
I knew I had a lot to offer, and it was just about finding my niche and figuring it out.
First and foremost, I just want to give a huge thanks to the fans who have been behind me.
If there is going to be a Big Brother in the United States, it is going to be us. The FBI.
LeBron is the best player in our league, but some people have a hard time playing with him.
I feel like every year I get better, every year I learn something new, and I don't plan on stopping.
I've never been a guy that's been salty about the shots I'm getting. I just try to play the right way.
At 23, I know I'm nowhere close to where I want to be and where I need to be and where I'm going to be.
When I told the Pacers I wanted to play for the Lakers, that was true feelings. I wanted to come back home.
I'm going to play at the highest I can, the best I can every night. Wherever that lands me, that's where it lands me.
If my performance down the stretch lands me on the All-NBA, which I think I'm deserving of, then so be it. I'll be happy.
I don't ever feel cautious about making plays. I tell myself that injuries are more likely to occur if I try to play safe.
I'm a family man now. I don't need no distractions; I don't need no big cities, no big lights, at this point in my career.
Getting people into the wilderness for a transcendent experience empowers people for years, if not for their entire lives.
Always being an underdog, always being the player or the person nobody really knew, that always kept a chip on my shoulder.
As beautiful as Oklahoma is, it doesn't have big lights and none of that. But that's fine... I'm a low-maintenance, low-key, chill guy.
Everyone in the league would say that they would love to go back home and play for their city. It's just something about representing home.
I've been inspired by many great players in this league, and it's great to re-inspire younger generations and guys coming into this league.
I don't really classify myself as a scorer. I'm a ballplayer; I'm a playmaker. I like to set people up and make the game easy for everybody.
I know what I bring to the table. I know my game offensively and defensively. I think I'm one of the best, if not the best, playing two-ways.
That's really the biggest thing, being happy in an organization that supports you and helps you grow and a city that supports you and a training staff.
I might be nervous off the court, being booed. But being on the court, it's my comfort zone. It's basketball. It's what I do. I'm not losing sleep over it.
In a way, it's like I want to come here, I want to play for the home team and put a Lakers jersey on. That's always going to be something that I want to fulfill.
I feel like you can dominate a game in so many ways. That's just always been my mindset, just play ball. Be a basketball player, and everything will fall into place.
I had the Kobe jersey. I would do the Kobe walk. I would walk around the house doing the Kobe stare-down face. Anything you can name, I was idolizing him, trying to be like him.
I felt I was immortal. I was invincible. I've made so many plays where guys go down, and I walked up clean from it. I did feel that nothing bad could ever happen to me on the court.
First and foremost, I want to give thanks to Indiana, as a state, for embracing me and my family for seven years of being there. I learned so much being there. They taught me so much.