“My mother taught me to always be strong and always work hard. She’s been working hard her whole life for me and my brother. I’m a lot like her in that I work hard for what I want. She taught me that.”

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.

If I come to work every day and do my job, work as hard as I can, be a great teammate, the rest of that stuff will take care of itself.

I’m going to show you my faults, I’m going to show you my insecurities, I’m going to be real.

People always think women meet us in the hotel lobby, but it’s the opposite.

If I’m educated and passionate about a topic, I’ll answer the question. But I also know when to shut the hell up.

If he had 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, I can tell you exactly how he did it, what type of shots he made and who he passed to.

When you got people behind you, you can do whatever.

I’m just more content with myself. Like, if I’ve got something to say, I want to get it off of my chest.

You sacrificed for us – you’re the real MVP.

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.

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.

I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.

As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.

One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.

I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this is free.

I’ve been second my whole life.

And remember this, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved.

I am not now That which I have been.

Nobody who says, ‘I told you so’ has ever been, or will ever be, a hero.