You have to be able to accept failure to get better.
You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.
I laugh and joke, but I don't get distracted very easily.
I like criticism. It makes you strong.
Basketball isn't easy. All my life I've been striving to make myself better. It's a full time commitment. To be the best, you have to work the hardest. You have to chase what seems impossible over and over and over again, because giving up is not an option, and when you feel like you've reached your limit, it's only the beginning, that's when the time to dig deep, to find the courage to push some more, because if you've got the drive, the discipline, and the resolve to do what it takes to make yourself great, then the rewards are endless.
Maybe my pain was my motivation.
I'm ready to accept the challenge. I'm coming home.
The only thing on my mind right now is trying to win the whole thing.
Every night on the court I give my all, and if I'm not giving 100 percent, I criticize myself.
I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger.
Ask me to play. I'll play. Ask me to shoot. I'll shoot. Ask me to pass. I'll pass. Ask me to steal, block out, sacrifice, lead, dominate. Anything. But it's not what you ask of me. It's what I ask of myself.
I'm not afraid of nothing, I just like the challenge, and I love being here.
A lot of players know how to play the game, but they really don't know how to play the game, if you know what I mean. They can put the ball in the hoop, but I see things before they even happen. You know how a guy can make his team so much better? That's one thing I learned from watching Jordan.
I just do what I got to do and go out and be myself, on and off the court, and take care of my obligations. That's generally your own destiny-knowing what you have to take care of.
Everywhere I've been, I've been the best player. I love being a leader, and I love being the best. I just want to get better. It's not about being cocky or selfish or anything like that. It's just how I am.
My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.
I told myself if I ever made it to the level I want to be at, I'm gonna give back.
In the next 15 or 20 years, I hope I'll be the richest man in the world. That's one of my goals. I want to be a billionaire. I want to get to a position where generation on generation don't have to worry about nothing. I don't want family members from my kids to my son's kids to never have to worry. And I can't do that now just playing basketball.
You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.
Before anyone ever cared where I would play basketball, I was a kid from Northeast Ohio. It’s where I walked. It’s where I ran. It’s where I cried. It’s where I bled. It holds a special place in my heart.
My dream has become a reality now, and it's the best feeling I've ever had.
It's hard to win in the league, because every team is good, they got players on their team. A lot harder than high school. It's competitive, and that's what I most love about it.
My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.
I'm very good at noticing talent. I knew he was special then and obviously he is now.
You can't let nobody run your train.
