All the days that you wake up you have one job and that's to get better, every single day.
Hard work isn't enough. You got to believe
Whatever your goal is: dedicate yourself to it and it's going to be a lot of sacrifice, but if you love what you want to do, it shouldn't be a problem.
I wanna be great. I'm going to be great. There's no doubt about it.
I can't wait to shock the doubters and prove I'm better and stronger than I was before.
You've got one job, and that is to get better.
As long as I have my faith in God, I'm good. I know everything else is going to come.
I love playing basketball because you could be having a rough day in your life, and while you're on the court it gives you a clear mind. I'm not worried about anything. I'm there just playing freely and I go out there all and I have fun.
The way I look at it within myself, why not? Why can't I be the MVP of the League? Why can't I be the best player in the League? I don't see why-why-why can't I do that? I think I work hard, I think I dedicate myself to the game and sacrifice a lot of things at a young age and I know if I continue to do good, what I can get out of it and if that's me going out or doing whatever, I'm willing to do it because I know in the long run, it's going to help me.
I still have goals. Seeing those doubters out there, it's gonna be funny seeing them eat their words.
My thing is just staying positive. Find that thing you love doing and dedicate yourself to it. You're going to have to sacrifice a lot of things if you want to achieve the goals you want to achieve.
If i'm not trying my best, I might as well retire.
We got to win. Win no matter what. Trip, kick somebody, fight, bite. Whatever. Win.
I can't get mad about peoples' opinions, I always say that. That's their opinion. They got every right to say or think whatever they want to say and think. And whatever they say and think don't affect my life.
I think good things come to good people.
I will say, just being here, God is good, man.
I try my hardest to do what I have to do to make my team win.
People think that I'm mean because I'm quiet, and I don't really go out places or because I don't really say too much. On the other hand, people think that I'm soft because I may not handle myself the way other people handle themselves. That's just not me. They don't know my background or none of that stuff.
I have a lot of confidence in my shot and I'm willing to shoot it no matter what.
Why can't I be MVP of the league? Why can't I be the best player in the league?
Everybody's got their poison, and mine is sugar.
I just don't want to get caught up in the hype.
I would say I'm more patient, way more patient than I was when I came in [to the league], before the injuries. But I think just going through everything, just maturing a little bit more, getting older, you start to see what it is and I'm good.
All I got to do is keep getting the most out of each one of my days and keep trying to be the best athlete I can become.
I couldn't worry about anyone else but myself and my health.
