When I go on the basketball court, I don't think about who's guarding me.
It could be the best defender or the worst defender. I have to have the attitude that I don't think anyone is going to deter me from getting to the basket. Maybe help defense can come over and affect it, but not the first guy.
I write music.
It's OK to be hard on yourself, just know you have another chance to go out and prove yourself again.
Thirteen was my brother's number.
When I play my hardest, I feel like I'm one of the best on the floor.
I'm a believer everything happens for a reason.
I like to play my game. I don't want to do anything out of control, out of nature.
My arm is so long, I kind of shoot over my head sometimes.
Sometimes I can get lost in games.
Sometimes shots just don't go my way, but for me in my growth and as a leader, it's important for me to stay aggressive.
Without basketball, I'd have no idea what to do.
Don't take for granted things.
My greatest strength is my scoring ability. I've scored the ball at every level.
I can shoot the basketball, I can get to the basket.
Of course I've been compared to Kevin Durant.
I like George Gervin a lot, even as a guy that played a long time ago.
Work hard, work away from the game, work when no one's looking, and just knowing that it's a process. Everything will come at the right time.
I'll do whatever the coach wants me to do.
I was always around basketball, from when I was four or five years old.
On my youth teams, I always pretty good. I guess I just really started to play with some of my peers around age 8 or 9. We always battled and had fun playing in the rec leagues.
Of course my goal at Duke was to win the national championship, but we were shorthanded, and lost one of our big guys that was very important to the team. By the end of the season we only played about six guys. But we tried our hardest and did our best and overall had a successful season.
Ultimately, it was always my dream to be here in the NBA. I just took it serious. I knew if I put in the work I could eventually get here.
I was shooting over my head. With my long arms, it was like a slingshot. Coming from college to the NBA, I was only about 180 pounds, so I was trying to push the ball to the rim from the 3-point line.
I just try to use my length to the best of my ability.
I think when you have the point guard guarding someone full court and just chasing the guy all around, always in the right spot, it just makes you want to get down in a stance and be his backup and have his help whenever he needs it. Or having the same energy that he has.
I might do a hobby or go to the movies, but everything comes back to basketball.
I think when you have 24 hours in a day to just think about basketball all the time, that's just what I want to do. I want to fall in love with it and just do everything I can to be the best at it.
Versatility is very important in the modern game.
I try to make a name off someone before they make a name off me.
I grew up being a Kobe fan, of course.
I don't do anything else but play basketball.
Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge from him.
When you want to play basketball and you get paid for playing basketball, you want to do it every single day. So I don't think I'll get tired of doing it.
I have the same routine every day just to make me a better basketball player, and I'm going to continue the routine just to see where it gets me and how I can reach my potential.
I just want to be better. Of course, I'm not satisfied... I'm just pushing every day.
I think I can do everything on the basketball floor. I just gotta be consistent in what I do.
There are no other Kobe Bryants.
I feel like I'm a competitor. I hate to lose.
If you can score the ball, it doesn't really how big or small you are.
If you're not trying to win, there's no point in playing.
That's all I seek every practice and every game, to progress in some way, be coachable and try to be the best I can be for my teammates.
My decision to go to Duke wasn't a surprise to people who really knew me because I was always a Duke fan growing up.
I've always been a shooter.
Even Coach K thinks he can be a better coach each and every day.
I think if you can score the ball, you can play at any level.
I think anybody would want to be compared to Kevin Durant.