A lot of guys are able to separate how they act off the court versus how they act on the court.
In college, a loss is pretty devastating. That feeling kind of goes away in an 82-game season. You hate to lose, but you also have a lot more games to make up for it.
Someone did a graphic of me in my jersey, and Jordan, they dubbed him guarding me, and Kanye’s face was on both of us. That’s my favorite meme of all time – or so far to-date. I’m gonna have to get that blown up on my wall or something.
I think about the milestones from my childhood and what it will be like to watch our kids go through them. Taking Riley to her first day of school was a whirlwind. I can’t imagine what middle school is going to be like, and high school, and graduation.
I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.
I want people to understand they have to live their own lives the way they want to and not just do what we do.
I’ve been blessed with talents to play this game and been put on a stage to impact a lot of people. I don’t want to take that for granted.
For me, when you are have people wondering what is next, what is coming out, you are on the right track.
It’s really annoying for me. That’s not what I’m playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this or that or to take LeBron’s throne or whatever.
It’s really annoying for me. That’s not what I’m playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this or that or to take LeBron’s throne or whatever.
Everybody asks if putting is like shooting free throws. It has a very similar kind of mindset. And it’s just you, the ball, and the target.
I like that Brita makes tap water taste good, so you don’t need to spend money or waste plastic with bottled water.
With all the travel we’re doing to cold-weather cities, your mind definitely starts to wander. It gets you away from the game. Even when you arrive in a city, you’re tempted to just sit in your hotel and rest. Sometimes it’s nice to just get out and walk around, to see what’s there.
I’m 6’3″ and 185 pounds on a good day, so I probably relate more to the casual fan who watches the game and is not super athletic, not this crazy monster of physical stature.
You learn that there’s no right way to do it, no wrong way to do it. It’s just what you feel comfortable with, to trust that, and don’t let anybody box you in to a certain style of parenting or make you feel a certain way about what your kids do.
I’m not in the business of ranking or debating who is what.
I’m just blessed, man, to be able to represent solidarity with the small schools I went to.
Drinking water is essential to a healthy lifestyle.
To be able to finish opportunities that I do get in the paint, that makes a difference.
There are so many things we have to overcome in this life with Jesus, His work on the cross. He’s paid the ultimate price for us, so I’m proud to be a child of God.
Back in Oakland, we have a lot of food in the locker room, but on the road, it’s mostly just fruit. So we have to prepare differently. But really, once you get to the gym, everything on the road is pretty much the same.
For me, when you are have people wondering what is next, what is coming out, you are on the right track.
In the NBA, you’re never immune to rumors and trade rumors and free agency stuff.
It’s crazy how fast you get out of shape if you miss a couple days of action.
I hope to play until I’m, like, 38 or something, and that’s a lot of years in the game and a lot of travel and a lot of sacrifice on my family’s part.
The last game I played in college was in the NIT against St. Mary’s. That was the first time I had come to the Oakland area. So, the last game I played in college and the first game of my NBA career were out here in the Bay Area. It’s pretty cool.
Steak and Shake in Indianapolis is definitely the first stop when we hit that city.
I always have an optimistic view, no matter what it is.
Playing basketball all my life, I’ve collected a lot of different basketball shoes. It’s pretty much all I wear.
I have fun out there on the court, smiling, laughing, trying to have good demeanor.
I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.
For me, I don’t want to cheat the game by saying, or kind of doing lip service by saying, I want to be the greatest ever. I want to be able to show it.
You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.
You know, I’m trying to chase rings, and that’s all I’m about. So that’s where the conversation stops for me.
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