I’m not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can’t afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff...

But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I’m upset. I get home and my son is smiling or...

I like being around people.

I was so used to going out and winning state championships and playing in the postseason.

For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you’d would wake up times and hope that the next day you’d be able to be...

I never get too high on my stardom or what I can do.

As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you – but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.

When you work out or you’re doing anything active, it’s more fun as a group. You may lose track of the time, and the next thing you know, you’re working out for two hours because...

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

I’ve always been an unselfish guy, and that’s the only way I know how to play on the court and I try to play to the maximum of my ability – not only for myself...

It’s always a struggle growing up in Akron.

Every night on the court I give my all, and if I’m not giving 100 percent, I criticize myself.

I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up.

My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

My game is really played above time. I don’t say that like I’m saying I’m ahead of my time. I’m saying, like, if I’m on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that...

To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the...

There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.

No place is better than Akron.

Warren Buffet told me once and he said always follow your gut. When you have that gut feeling, you have to go with don’t go back on it.

I love watching track and field – the 4×100 relay, the 100-(meter) dash, the 200-(meter) dash. To see what they’re able to do, I love watching that.

You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.

As a kid, we would drive up and down 77 North – that’s our highway – there would be office buildings on the side of the highway and I’d be like, that’s what my house...

Once you get on the playing field it’s not about whether you’re liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team...

But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner.

You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed – you’re not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.