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The NBA is changing so much. It's not like when I came up, with that old-school mentality that practice really mattered.
When everyone touches the ball, it gives everyone energy, and that translates to the defensive end, where it all starts.
I always say if the house I live in is comfortable, and I have all the amenities I need, then what more can you ask for?
I always say the Boston Celtics of the 1960s were the only true dynasty, because they won nine titles in a 10-year span.
It's definitely tough to get up and walk away from something you have been a part of for so long. But it's part of life.
I've been learning when to block shots against who I'm playing. I'm not just going to leave a shooter to go block shots.
I don't take anything personal. I just have a certain file in my head, so Earthlings must be careful with what they say.
I make the game easy. Double and triple me, I'll kick it out to you for a wide-open shot. I'll add years to your career.
I expected to be a pretty good NBA point guard and hopefully win a championship. But MVP and all this stuff? Not really.
Obviously everybody, if you're playing in the league, you've got to have somewhat of an ego about how you play the game.
God chose me for a reason. My momma tells me that every day. I know there's a million people who want to be in my shoes.
The 'New York Daily News' called me the most reviled athlete ever in sports history in New York. I don't listen to them.
Our team, because of our depth and our talent, we were able to do that, and it turned into a special season as a result.
It's cool to challenge myself to learn new things as opposed to going to play basketball in the park for millionth time.
I don't eat dairy, and I've been gluten-free ever since I took a blood test that showed I have a mild allergy to gluten.
Chuck Daly was a man and a coach who everyone had great respect for, and to be recognized in his memory is very special.
Guys see that I come to work every day, punch the clock. They see that, and I think my voice is respected because of it.
People try to start things with me because of who I am, and I know that means I have to stay away. Its definitely racial.
I remember playing in a tournament when at home we didn't have light, because my mom spent her last money on my sneakers.
I used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
I know that all good things must come to an end and I've had an incredible ride. I just want to end it on the right note.
I am reaching a point in my life where the basketball chapter in my life is slowly closing from a competition standpoint.
My father used to always give me a basketball, a skate board, and a bike every Christmas. That's all I wanted every year.
I always wanted to present myself well and express my style with my clothes, as well as who I was as a basketball player.
I feel like a lot of people know and understand that I have to be top-two, top-three best perimeter defenders in the NBA.
It makes me happy knowing my teammates are always going to have my back defensively, and I'm always going to have theirs.
I just try to come in every single day and be professional and work as hard as I can. I feel like you can't replace that.
I could see myself coaching at the high school level, but I'd really love to coach at UCLA. That would be a dream for me.
Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire."
When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.
It was funny to hear that I'd slapped Bieber. I thought it was a joke. Then it blew up. I probably got 50 texts about it.
I've always been vertically challenged. I never grew at all until my junior year of high school-if you call that growing.
My guess is everybody loved Draymond Green. How do you not like a guy like that? A pretty well rounded player in college.
I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.
I've been pretty broke my entire life. I'm not going to live that same life, but I'm going to keep those same principles.
My upbringing involves individuals who helped me along the way. I don't think I would be here today without that support.
You know, 10 years ago I never thought I'd be in this position. It's a dream and I don't even know if I dreamed this big.
Yeah, I play a lot of point guard. LeBron plays a lot of point guard. A lot of people are thinking too much on positions.
Most days I am in public. If I go to the store, with social media, I'm in public. It might as well be a press conference.
You always have to give 100%,because if you don't someone, somewhere will give 100% and they will beat you when you meet.
I'm not going to go to a team that's losing. I think that would be disrespectful to me to trade me to somebody like that.
Most kids would be like, 'My dad's never around.' But I saw it as a positive. He was out there working to provide for me.
My cousin got wrapped up in the NBA lifestyle and threw parties at my house all the time. So I got wrapped up in it, too.
[People asked me] "Where is your million-dollar shirt?" I'm like, "It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on."
Whether you're a veteran like me or a high school athlete, the most important thing you can do is keep your body healthy.
There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.
The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move.
When you hurry you're more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you're not quick you can't get things done.
When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.
Marijuana is not tested for, and yet that is the big thing guys are getting in trouble with in the league. It's terrible.