“You hear all these stories about, ‘There’s one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.’ To see people cheering for me and when they say my name, it’s just crazy. It’s still crazy to me.”

I’m a big competitor.

I know when somebody is trying to get something out of me for clicks. And sometimes I feel like giving it to them.

I’m always hungry. I want to be the best.

With a versatile player, there’s no spot on the court you can’t pass him the ball. You can do anything.

I miss Seattle a lot. It was my first city that I lived in on my own. It was a great city to play for. It was unfortunate for the fans what happened, but it’s time to move on.

I will be rooting for USAB and look forward to future opportunities with them.

Some guys like to talk. What’s the problem with that?

I’m not out here to be beefing with nobody.

I’m going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I really am and the basketball players to see who I really am, and that’s all that matters to me.

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.

I don’t mind talking about the game. I don’t mind talking about what we go through as players, because I want people to get a deeper look inside instead of looking at stats all the time or looking at numbers or just watching the game.

For me, as a 14-year-old aspiring to be in the NBA, I wanted to hear from players.

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.

I’m not out here to be showing you I’m this perfect person.

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.

I don’t have to be anybody I’m not.

All my life, I’ve been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I’ve come is a bogey.

We used to fight all the time but now that I don’t see him very often I cherish the time I have with him.

All I know is that if we play well, we control our own destiny in terms of what we do.

I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.

In terms of personal choices, let’s all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.

Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.

Business is all about risk taking and managing uncertainties and turbulence.

Infrastructure sector is all about building assets for the country. It is part of nation building.