“I want to be one of the best players in the game.” 

“I'll play all five positions if my team needs me to.” 

“I want to go down as a winner.” 

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

“In this league, experience means a lot.” 

“If I’d gone straight to the NBA, I don’t think I would have been ready as a player or a person.” 

“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.” 

“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.” 

“I’ve learned what it feels like to lose, believe me. But I think, in the end, that is just going to make winning that much better.”

“I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.”