Back when I was a freshman-sophomore in high school, I was saying that I was going to Michigan once I saw the Fab Five come through - I was just mesmerized.
I don't want to go to a team that's only won a few amount of games, but it doesn't have to be a contender.
When I was in college going through the draft process my dad was like, 'Hey Michael Jordan loves your game,' I'm like dad? This is before social media; this is before any of that so I'm like, 'Dad, get out of here, there's no way you can know that Michael Jordan likes my game.'
Whenever I retire, I'll still be playing the game, whether that's at an L.A. Fitness or somewhere else.
Playing shooting guard is different. On defense you have to chase guys around more. On the point I'm just guarding guys on top.
Honestly, I want to be known as a great ball player, but it's more important for me to be known as a good person. Like seriously, the greatest gift you have as a person is to give something to somebody else.
I've been blessed enough where all the rules that come with age don't apply to me. People were saying I was old at 32.
You know, my first nine years I only played for two teams, Chicago and New York. And the only reason I got traded from New York was the 2010 free agency period, when they had a chance to sign LeBron and D-Wade and that whole class, and I understood that. But from there it's kind of been a roller coaster.
I'm not talking about any one team but everyone knows how I feel about New York. I really enjoyed my time there.
Obviously, having your peers' respect is everything. I learned that a long time ago: that some people see you one way, some people see you another way, but having your peers' respect is what's really important.