Athlete

It's cool to make the playoffs. It's not cool to lose in the first round anymore. The goal is to make the Finals.

If you drive right, and your big is standing to the right, dish and keep going to their big - you grab an arm, maybe pull - so that they can't contest. You only get called for it once in a while.

For me, I'm still going to shoot the halfcourt shot if I can. I don't worry about my percentages too much. It's about winning games.

My mother and brother made me strive to get good grades and get through school.

I believe I had an unfair reputation. If people think I was a bad kid, I was a bad kid to them. But people close to me know I'm not.

My freshman year, I was such an immature kid and I didn't know what to expect, I didn't know what I wanted or what I could do or what my abilities were off the court.

I don't want to be a guy that's just out there to be out there; I want to play and contribute.

I want to be that consistent all year. I want to play the same way all 82 games. I want to be consistent every night.

I believe that every single game in the Playoffs, round 1 to Eastern Conference Finals, every single game is a different game.

That's a big thing for me, being a guy that upholds himself to a high standard.

It's always special to be an All-Star.

You grow up rough, you think differently. You think you've got to protect yourself at all times. I didn't want any help. I thought I could do everything by myself, which you can't.

In this world, and all the things we have going on, we're all human beings.

Our fan base in Toronto is crazy. Every single night we sell out. The fans come there and support us and they do a great job of coming out cheering loud and showing their passion and electrifying the building.

Personally, I take it really seriously and it bothers me when I don't play well.

Go out there and play hard, understand your teammates, understand the other team's gameplan, understand your coaches' philosophies and what they want you to do. There's nothing better than showing, though; more than talking, you have to make your actions speak louder than words.

Me being a veteran presence, I want to see all my guys be successful.

I want to support the communities that support me.

Our brotherhood in the NBA is really tiny, and we really all appreciate and support and want each other happy.

I think every player hits a little bit of doubt. But if you are strong, you are supposed to be strong mentally because that's our job and you know what you can do. So you are like, 'A'ight cool, I'ma be all right. I'm going to figure this out.'