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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Dad, it’s been an up-and-down road for all of us, but you’ve always been there supporting from afar, texting me Bible verses every single day, telling me you love me every single day. That builds me up and I thank you so much. I love you. I’m just glad you’re part of this journey with us.
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I pray for you every night. You’ve taught me to feel confident in myself, believe in myself that I can do it when I didn’t think I could do it.
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Work harder than your opponent.
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My dream was to become a rec league coach. I love basketball so much,
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With everything I do, I just try to be myself.
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Sometimes I feel like being real and open to them, but at the same time, I know how much I can give you.
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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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I’ve been second in the MVP voting three times. I came in second in the Finals. I’m tired of being second. I’m not going to settle for that. I’m done with it.
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I always want to win because I never want to sit out on the sidelines outside.
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I’m always hungry. I want to be the best.
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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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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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I learned how to pass when I was real young. That’s one thing I always knew how to do was find the open man.
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I want to have some stuff that I keep for myself, my friends, my family, my loved ones. That’s how I view.
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And last, my mom. I don’t think you know what you did. You had my brother when you were 18 years old. Three years later, I came out. The odds were stacked against us. Single parent with two boys by the time you were 21 years old. Everybody told us we weren’t supposed to be here.
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I’m just trying to grow. That’s one thing I told myself is, ‘Don’t worry about who people say is the best player’.
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If I’d gone straight to the NBA, I don’t think I would have been ready as a player or a person.
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You know, I think more people should watch women’s basketball. It’d do so much for the game.
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First off, I’d like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people, and I realize that.
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I want them to get a pulse on us as players, and a lot of players might not want that, but that’s what I want.
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I like to sit on things and digest them and then I’ll figure out my next move, but I never said I was right for doing anything.
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I’m not a guy that’s going to brag or feel like I’m better than the group.
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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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I failed so many times and got back up. I got through the toughest times with my family, but I’m still standing.
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I’ve heard a few times, in three or four years, this league is going to be yours. I don’t like that. Because I think I’m established now.
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I was just a big fan of tattoos always growing up, and I wanted something cool that symbolizes what I’ve been through in my life, and everything on my chest and my back is like a collage.
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