I think every time I step on the court, I'm just preparing myself to be the best player I can be, be the best teammate I can be as well.
I feel like I've been very underrated and very kind of disrespected so far in my career. I just take the same approach every time out: try to go out there and dominate and be the best player on the court.
Going from a situation where you're the best player on the court every time to the fourth-best player in your position, it humbled me.
Every time I step on the court I want to be up there with the best.
Whenever I'm out on the basketball court, I lace up and just hoop. Whether it's in summertime, at practice, in the games, playoffs, every time I step out on the basketball court, I approach it the same way.
Every time a young player comes in, he is excited and wants to prove himself, but also in football, the other players want to prove themselves to any new player that comes in, so that competition is the only way to stimulate performance.
I have the highest goals for myself. That's going out there and being the best player on the floor every time. That's my mentality. If it's Michael Jordan, you know, that's the mentality I take to the court.
Every time I'm on the court, I think I'm the best player. That's the mind-set a lot of players should have.
For me, I always try and deliver. Regardless of the situation, I always try and play hard every time I step out on the court. If I don't deliver and play well, then I know I haven't been working hard enough.
Every goal for me is to be a leader on the court every time I step on the court.
I had some moments in my career where I'd walk on the court, and I look around and feel, 'Oh, I'm the best one out here.' But then you go on another court, and you could be the worst player out there.
I'm always the first player from either team to take the court for the opening tip, and usually when I get out there the three refs are standing in the same spots every time - one at half court, and then one near each free throw line.
Every time I step out on court, I leave 150 per cent out there. That's the bare minimum.
I wanted to be the best player, so I thought in order for me to be the best player, I had to guard the best player on the court.
I feel like I always have to prove myself every single time I step out.
You have to believe you're great. You have to have an air about you. My success wasn't because I was a great talent, but because I wanted it more than anybody else. Every minute I step on that field, I want to prove I'm the best player in the league.