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Be remembered for the right things.
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After a game, I really just relax with the family.
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I tell guys all the time, you see me messing up, get at me. I want you to get at me.
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Every decision I make is, 'How is this helping me become a billionaire?'
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The fans at Quicken Loans Arena are pretty hostile. They say nasty things.
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In the NBA, there's always a guy who is only around because he can jump. He doesn't have a clue about the fundamentals. I learn more from the WNBA. They know how to dribble, how to pivot, how to use the shot fake.
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I always loved playing basketball. That was never a problem for me. You want to go to the park or the gym, I'll play with you all day, but working out, I didn't love. I hated it.
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Let me get my money's worth if I'm going to get some techs.
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One thing I've always been taught at the defensive end is you hit first. In life, you throw the first punch; you don't get punched first. It's the same on defense: You've got to hit first. Do your work early. That's what I was always taught. If you don't do your work early, you're done.
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Michigan State means so much to my life and me.
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I had a great time at Michigan State, but no four years will compare to Saginaw High.
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I don't really mind any scrutiny. It doesn't bother me. I'm going to still live my life and do everything I do the same way and not lose any sleep.
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When I do things, I'm all-in.
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I was a great help-side defender in college, but as far as really wanting to lock somebody up, that was never really my focus.
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Everyone wonders why I talk junk, but I was doomed from the beginning.
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I know when I need to be pushing it full speed; I know when I got to probe and allow the flow to open up, because, at the end of the day, on the basketball court, something's going to open up.
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You see the guys sign the big contract, you see everybody on TV, but you don't see all the work that goes into that. It's a grind. And a lot of people don't see that grind.
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If you're not getting better, you're getting worse.
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My whole life, I've guarded guys bigger than me.
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I just go out and play my game. Just making sure I keep doing those little things, like playing with toughness, that's just me.
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I put my heart into this. Like, winning to me is, I make it life or death.
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Wherever you go in Michigan, you find that toughness. I don't know if it's the weather or the hard times. It's like, if I can make it out of here, I had to be super tough.
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I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me.
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I know what I'm capable of, and I try to go out and prove that.