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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'm blessed. I get to play the game I love for a living and make a lot of money doing it.
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You learn from adversity more than anything because it allows you to see so much. It really allows you to see things in a different way.
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Every time you make a jump, whether it's from high school to college or college to the NBA, you're going to hear questions about your athletic ability.
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My whole life, I've guarded guys bigger than me.
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That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone.
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If you've got to second-guess talking to a teammate, what you have will never work.
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I wouldn't necessarily say I'm arrogant. I'm just confident.
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A guy who's not a champion can't talk too much about championships, can he?
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I'm human, and I make mistakes.
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Four-men aren't used to picking up guys pushing the ball in transition. Let alone, somebody getting the rebound and just busting.
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I can't worry about techs. I've got to play my game.
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I've been pretty broke my entire life. I'm not going to live that same life, but I'm going to keep those same principles.
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When you're 250 pounds, you can push more people around, but you can't move as fast or jump as high.
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I have the mindset of a mid-level guy or a minimum guy. My path here wasn't expected: my path wasn't that I was going to the NBA and making $16 million a year. So I identify more with those guys, and I want to be a voice for them. I want to help them elevate their status in the league. That's my goal.
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I may not be the most athletic, but I understand the game.
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Bogut - I wouldn't be the defender I am without Bogut. He taught me a ton. Angles. How to guard the post. You name it, he taught me a ton.
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I can see things before they happen on the court.
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My fire is my gift and my curse. I harness it 95% of the time, but the 5% I don't, it works against me.
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I'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game.
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Everything can't be sweet. Everything can't be peaches and cream.
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What's my status? I'm just a guy from Saginaw, Michigan, trying to make it. But you know, pretty nice crib.
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I can throw all the good passes I want, but if they don't make shots, it's not an assist.
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So many times, I watch games and think, 'Man, why is that guy trying to score like that? He can't do it.' But he's been told his whole life, 'You have to go get 40 if you want to be one of the top dogs.' It's my goal to build a lane where you can be a top dog, and you don't gotta go get that 40. You can go get four and still be a top dog.