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“I signed with a club when I was 12. I started living by myself at 14. I turned pro at 16. I grew up playing nothing but point guard, and suddenly, I was a 16-year-old small forward matched up against 35-year-old men.”
“If you don't like the pressure you shouldn't play basketball.”
“Anyone who knows me knows that I am a very positive person.”
“I had small injuries that everybody else has. A little strain, you're out one week. Twist your ankle, out two weeks.”
“I want to play well, and I want to win.”
“Every player responds to different motivations differently.”
“I had two big injuries, one in my back my rookie year and when I was in Denver, my knee.”
“Learning from different cultures and talking to people is such a great experience, and getting to use basketball to do that is special.”
“Every time I have a chance to play basketball, it's great.”
“I will work to prove to everybody the type of player that I am.”
“I want big games to prove to myself that I'm a winner and not a loser.”
“When I was 18 it was my last season in Milan. I was 18 turning 19 and it was my last season in Milan and I knew that that year was very important for me. A lot of scouts were coming to every game.”
“Well, Italy is huge for me. I've been going back every summer, not just to see my family, but play with the Italian National Team. So, Italy plays a huge role in my life. It will always play a huge role in my life.”
“I'll play the 5 if the team needs me to do it.”
“The player I was overseas, three-point shooting wasn't my first thing. I was a one-on-one, driving-to-the-basket type player.”
“Your family's the most important thing.”
“If getting more black eyes helps the team win, I'll get more.”
“At 17, I joined Olimpia Milano, the club my dad played for. Giorgio Armani was the sponsor. Everyone wanted to play for Milano because of him. They called him Re Giorgio, King Giorgio. We'd spend entire days at his stores, getting measured and fitted for suits.”
“The stats don't matter to me a lot as long as we win.”
“I was born to be a basketball player, not to be a guy who succeeds inside Goldman Sachs.”