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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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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Through the tough times, you guys never left my side… That’s something that I really appreciate and I never want to take you guys for granted. I thank you so much for being part of my life. And not just on the basketball court, but giving me talks about growing as a man first, and a basketball player next.
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I want to be one of the best players in the game.
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People always think women meet us in the hotel lobby, but it’s the opposite.
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I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.
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I know what to keep to myself. I know what I want to give up.
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Every time I see you under the basket for a game, I feel confident. No matter how the game is going, I look at you – I say, if our owner’s behind us, we can do it all. I thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.
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I was the second-best player in high school. I was the second pick in the draft.
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Every memory I have from when I was a kid involves basketball.
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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’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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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 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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I was always in the gym. People would look at me crazy because I spent so much time there. But that’s what it was about. I’m glad I did it.
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You sacrificed for us – you’re the real MVP.
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Some guys like to talk. What’s the problem with that?
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With everything I do, I just try to be myself.
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If it’s controversy out there, or if it’s some false stories out there, I want to clear it up. That’s just what I’m all about.
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I Tweeted Keri Hilson the other day and she actually wrote back! I was so excited.
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I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I’m like, ‘I didn’t think I’d be here.’
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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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Coaching staff: I know there’s days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I’m not playing defense, taking bad shots, getting too many techs. But you always believe that I can be the guy.
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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 can score the basketball, but I think I can pass pretty well or I can make the correct pass.
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I want people to know what they didn’t know about me. I just wanted them to know the real side.
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I’m a big competitor.
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