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- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've become a huge fan of the subway, even though I've gotten lost... well, not lost, but went the wrong direction on the subway a couple of times.
- Holiday
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love using my platform to create unforgettable holiday memories for children.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get upset when people score on us, especially when it's an easy basket. Everybody's super talented in this league, but you want to make it tough for guys.
- Peers
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're respected by your peers, that's amazing.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know what I can bring to a team and I want to do that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When they first told me, 'Oh yeah, you developed asthma,' I was like, 'What? There's no way. How do you develop asthma? You're supposed to be born with that.'
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
In order to be a great team, you've got to have focus no matter what's going on.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as I'm respected by my peers and coaches, I'm cool.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
When your teammates trust you to make the right play, your confidence is building as every game goes on.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more and more you touch the ball in the post and get game reps, you just get comfortable and confident and I think that's a big part of the game.
- Damn
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- Nov 07, 2020
Championship caliber teams don't lose two in a row and they damn sure don't lose three in a row.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
The game is definitely evolving. It's becoming more guard-oriented. But, at the same time, we've got a lot of big guys who still kick butt. We'll never be extinct.
- Contend
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to have a chance to contend.
- Want
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be where I'm wanted.
- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is an honor to represent my country in the Olympics.
- Away
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yeah, I don't shy away from the line anymore.
- Players
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're never satisfied with where we are as players.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
Honestly, I just try to take care of my body as much as possible: eating, recovery, just making sure that I'm always on top of staying healthy and making sure my body is 100 percent throughout the season.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been a fan of 'Call of Duty' for a long time.
- I Was Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born in a neighborhood called the Third Ward.
- Houston
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- Nov 07, 2020
Houston is awesome. I love it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very hot and humid in Houston. Being in L.A. for 10 years, that kind of spoiled me a little bit, so every time I got back home, I'm like, 'Damn it's hot out here.' But I love it.
- Nov 07, 2020
What I am today, is from Houston and my friends, my closest friends, we all went to high school together.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who is a post man who's a huge offensive threat, I definitely want to play against to try to limit them to as few points as possible. It's a challenge for me, but I love it though.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oh, if I played in the All-Star game, I'm playing defense - hard for the first quarter. And I want to get a couple of dunks, too, like I do in a regular game.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love anything to do with kids, anything to better our youth and put a smile on anybody's face is really what I do it for.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I was a parks and recs kid.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just so fortunate.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
The leadership aspect of U.S.A. basketball has really helped me out a lot.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just try to focus in to what I'm supposed to do at the line and shoot the basketball.
- Gym
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can get reps up in the gym as much as you want, hours and hours, but when it comes to a game, there's so many different aspects going on, so many different things.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Honestly now, I'm so much more comfortable at the line and I've gotten so many reps up. Now I feel like when I shoot it, I go up so much more confident thinking, 'OK I'm going to make this one.'
- Nov 07, 2020
I was a kid growing up in Houston, didn't have a lot - three younger brothers, a single mom. It was tough.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
To improve my free throws I went back to the mechanics and really learning how to have form and shoot the ball, so I have to get comfortable with that.
- Legend
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be the first person to do anything, you're a legend.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandma tells me, 'Do you focus when you're up there?' I'm like, 'Yeah, I think about shooting a free throw.' I don't miss them on purpose. I promise, I'm not betting on the games.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tim Duncan is one of the greatest power forwards in the history of our game. Being younger and just watching him play, winning championships, that was always cool to be able to play against him.
- Another
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's the thing about the NBA; there's another game.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really thought about being on one team for my entire career, and that was really important to me.
- Gold
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is very special, winning the gold for your country.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just don't want to go to the All-Star game to be in the dunk contest and go home. I want to be there competing in the game with a couple of my teammates.
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
First Team All-Defense, that was great, that was one of my goals coming into this league, and I've got that a couple times. But First Team All-NBA, that's bigger than a lot of things; that's bigger than being an All-Star.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, I'm 6-11, and I'm pretty athletic, I think.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not like the skinniest guy, so I feel like I should at least get 10 rebounds for our team a game.
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really put a lot of pressure on myself.
- Certain Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, I've definitely found my thing, what I'm good at. Certain things that guys do keep them in the NBA a long time, but I've found what I'm good at, and I'm only going to continue to get better at that.
- Motivation
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- Nov 07, 2020
My motivation is only for us to win a championship. Anything else, I'm not concerned about.
- Late
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody wants to play late, everybody wants to be clutch.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first, second, third, fourth and fifth priority is definitely defense. I want to be everywhere and help everybody.
- I Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to compete.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's always fun playing in your home state.
- Growing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there are always growing pains with teams.
- Continue
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm going to continue to get better at the line.
- Jump
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dirk was obviously a player that I looked up to. In high school I actually wore No. 41 in honor of Dirk. He was the first player where I was like this guy is seven-feet tall and shooting jump shots and shooting threes, this is what I want to be like.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, I love Walter White.
- Centers
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think what's bad is that there aren't centers in the All-Star voting anymore.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every decade the game changes and evolves, but by no means do I think the center position is dead, because there's still a lot of great centers.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
I played all sports coming up in Texas. I played basketball, football, baseball, ran track. All through high school I did all of that.
- Last
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- Nov 07, 2020
Defense all starts with the ball and the rim-protector is the last resort, the last line of defense. I take pride in that.
- Every
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- Nov 07, 2020
With my size and my athleticism, I should be at least double-digit rebounds every game.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
The playoffs are tough. It's a different game.
- Games
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's like I was taught and I'm always saying it. Offense wins games, defense wins championships.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't really lift consistently before I got to the NBA. In college, I would skip out on it or not do as many reps because, honestly, I didn't like it. I was like 'Man, I'm not going to put on weight, I'm always going to be skinny, I'm not going to be big as the sky.'
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know I have to be good on pick-and-rolls.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oh, man, I was a stick in high school. I had a bird chest; I got called that a lot: 'Bird chest.' But I've always been comfortable with my body, even when I was super skinny.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're younger, everyone wants to be a point guard. Everyone wants to shoot fadeaway jump shots all day. Nobody wants to be a big man. Nobody wants to go stand on the block and just set picks.
- Freshman Year
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was about 6-foot-3 my freshman year of high school, and after the summer, I was about 6-foot-8. It all happened so fast. I went into the summer being tall, and when I came back, I was a giant. My knees, man, they were throbbing all the time. I couldn't sit in the car for long stretches; my knees felt like they were going to explode.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like me and Batman have a lot in common. Out on the basketball court, I'm a vigilante.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm going to continue to be the defensive player that my team needs me to be and the real basketball people will get that.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of the court. That's all that matters.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coach K was great. We had a couple of individual conversations and he definitely taught me a lot of things.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are always going to be tough on you.
- Finish
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anything I get offensively, just finish it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People think you're 30 and think you're old. I hate that.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being out there, I know how to play the game and know my spots. Just get rebounds, block shots, defend.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just saying if one team out of 30 goes small, that don't mean everybody else is doing it.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to play as long as I possibly can.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know why girls go and have their nails done so often and have spa days. It feels awesome.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you don't smell nice before the game, it's going to be pretty bad during and after.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In any situation in order to excel and reach the pinnacle with a group of people, there have to be sacrifices.
- Nov 07, 2020