This city, all they want us to be is ourselves. You love us how we are. We’re all a work in progress as men and you still love us and I thank you so much for embracing us.
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I love playing it, I just never thought I’d make it to college, NBA, or be standing up here today. It is a surreal feeling. So many people doubted me and motivated me.
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This city, all they want us to be is ourselves. You love us how we are. We’re all a work in progress as men and you still love us and I thank you so much for embracing us.
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If I continue to just get to the playoffs every year, I guess you could say I arrived, but right now I’m just trying to find my way.
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I don’t watch a lot of other basketball away from the gym. But I do look at LeBron’s box score. I want to see how many points, rebounds and assists he had, and how he shot from the field.
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I’m sure they’ve moved on. But in the back of my mind, I still have a thing for Seattle and always am going to remember what they’ve done for me.
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My friends are happy for me, and that’s all that matters.
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I’m going to show you my faults, I’m going to show you my insecurities, I’m going to be real.
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We went from apartment to apartment by ourselves. One of the best memories I had was when we moved into our first apartment, no bed, no furniture and we just sat in the living room and just hugged each other. We thought we made it.
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How I grew up, everybody was telling me, “You can’t do this, you can’t get tattoos, you’ve got to look a certain way.” Now, I’m like, “Why?”
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With a versatile player, there’s no spot on the court you can’t pass him the ball. You can do anything.
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I want to show people who I really am, especially aspiring basketball players who want to be at this level. That’s what I’m about.
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I’ve learned that it’s harder to try to put on this goody two-shoes persona when that’s not me.
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The majority of the time, you go out to eat with your teammates, then rest for the next day’s game. It’s not a vacation – most guys view the road as a business trip.
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I will be rooting for USAB and look forward to future opportunities with them.
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