Athlete

You definitely see a difference in some guys' games when they do get paid. I'm trying to make sure I'm not that player.

I can't be impatient. It would show on the floor, and I won't compete if I'm thinking about getting the ball.

I'm not out here just for the money. I want to be a great player.

I work all summer and throughout the whole season to be prepared for the challenges that I have to face.

It's how I've been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on the other team.

The Spurs are a great organization.

The bigs are there on the help-side if the guy goes by me, and I'm able to switch to other offensive players.

I'll never try to win an award. I'm out there just playing for my team.

I'm just here to play basketball and have fun and try to win another championship.

My dad leaving my life. That's the biggest thing that happened to me. I just remember what he tells me, the memories, and try to move on forward each day, knowing that he's still here, looking down on me.

I believed I could play in the NBA.

I know people are going to put the main focus on stopping me, so I need to learn how to make my teammates better by passing and creating opportunities for them.

My hands make me a little longer, and that's always a good thing.

Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart.

Oh man, I like Chevys.

Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.

There's nothing to be scared of. We're playing basketball. The only thing that could happen is you failing. But as long as you're going hard, there's nothing to be scared of for me. I don't know what there is to be scared of.

People would ask what college are you going to, and I'd say, 'San Diego State.' And they'd say, 'Why?'

Coming to a team like the Spurs, you're automatically going to learn how to play the game the right way.

I'm just happy that people like the way I play.