Baron Davis

“I got a bond with all my teammates. Well, the ones that's real. The ones that I'm cool with, I'm cool with. It's a bond and a brotherhood.”

“History lets you know exactly where you are today. And if you pay attention to it, it gives you a broad perspective of everyone. You can relate it to pretty much any time.”

“There was a gap in minority heroes in animation, books, and storytelling for me as a kid, and being a father now, I felt the responsibility I had to the next generation to create stories that allow us to wish and dream and build worlds that inspire young people who haven't traditionally had these heroes to look up to.”

“My goals all along were to win state and play in the McDonald's All-American game. I'm happy I was able to accomplish those things.”

“I want to create resolution and inclusion, so I created Black Santa because his eyes see no color.”

“I think sports is the healing mechanism around the world.”

“Nothing will ever outshine, for me, the countless children whose eyes and imaginations I've seen light up when meeting Black Santa and understanding that there's a character of pure good out there that represents them.”

“I want to be able to let people who aren't used to seeing a Santa of color say, 'Wow, there he is.' It's time for America to diversify.”

“I think, overall, the NBA and its players are really conscious about our role and what we do as role models.”

“Any time you go into a new environment, you have to learn a new system, there are adjustments you have to make.”

“No, no, no, I'm not a fashion show type of dude.”

“Where there's love, there's hate; where there's positivity, there's ignorance.”

“Breakfast would be, like, egg whites with tomatoes, turkey sausage and feta cheese. Then for lunch I'd have salmon and spinach or something like that.”

“L.A. has such great restaurants, from fancy spots to hole-in-the-wall, there is something for everybody.”

“I just like to write. You can't play basketball 16 hours a day, so it's just working out, working on your body, take a nap, watch some TV, watch some games, and write.”

“Movies play a very important part in my life and I think the most number of films are made in India.”

“I was a young player, young star in this league. I probably wasn't handling the responsibility the way I should.”

“Where I'm from, you don't really travel outside your neighborhood unless you're traveling with a bunch of people.”

“I would love to go into coaching someday.”

“When I got hurt, I wanted to develop my skills from a storytelling perspective, do the work, read books. Develop things. To be the storyteller for basketball, period.”