“Leaders set the tone for their peers. Peers look up to them and say, ‘They’re doing it, so I’m doing it.’”

"I can motivate myself fine just by wanting to be my best."

"I love getting in the open floor and running."

"If you’re not getting better in the summer, you’re wasting your time."

"My goal is to be able to play wherever my team needs me."

"I’ve modeled my game after Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan."

"Not having to rebound with a 300-pound guy on my back is a nice change."

"Schoolwork came kind of natural to me, but when I brought home a grade that wasn’t up to par, my parents let me know it."

"If you don’t see anything wrong with your game, you need to wake up."

"I know how the game is played, and I’m always working on it."

"When I was in school, my favorite subject was math. I took algebra and calculus. At an early age I grasped it and understood it quickly. I just enjoyed breaking the codes and solving problems."

"Eventually, people are going to find out I can play."

"I liked being a kid. I liked being a student."

"I never expected to leave college early—especially after just one year."

"I’m real conscious about money still. That's how I came up and you can’t shake that."

"Sometimes you surprise yourself with what you do under pressure."

"Money is not an issue to me. My mother always tells me, money, it comes and it goes."

"I’ve been working for and dreaming about this for my whole life. It;s time to take advantage of this opportunity.”