DeMarcus Cousins

“Coming into the league, everyone said I was going to be fat, I was the next Oliver Miller. I had all these red flags. I just feel I was never given a fair chance coming in.”

“Some of my technicals, I don't even understand. I see some of those technicals other players get, and I compare them to mine and they're completely unfair.”

“You can call it what you want: bad attitude, immature. You can say, 'He's a thug.' But I'm a competitor.”

“Dream big and anything is possible.”

“I'm excited to contribute towards U.S.A. Basketball's winning legacy and continuing its tremendous reputation around the world.”

“I'm a guy with a big heart who cares about people.”

“The beginning to correcting all of our mistakes is communication.”

“I'm all about being a role model to kids. I enjoy doing it, and I like putting smiles on kids' faces.”

“I've never been a guy who plays the political game. It's either right or wrong; that's how I was raised.”

“I love the game. I think that's obvious, and I'm very passionate in what I do.”

“It's hard getting the rhythm when you're not seeing the ball go through the basket.”

“When you have a cop approaching your car with his hand on his gun, I know it may be protocol, but us being the people we are, you automatically feel as if you're a criminal. So where's the respect then? You probably won't respond the correct way. So how do we find a common ground then?”

“I grew up in a rough area, went to an all-black school, public school.”

“Social media is the devil. Absolute devil. Oh, my God. It's the worst thing ever.”

“I don't think anyone can stop me one on one, period.”

“I get out in the 'hoods. I want to go to the worst, the grimiest places. That's where I want to be. Those are usually the kids or the communities that kind of get left behind or forgotten about. I feel like I was in that situation at one point. That's where my mindset is and that's what I stand for.”

“I love Sacramento. I consider this home.”

“I grew up in a household where we watched a lot of comedy. It's just something I've always enjoyed.”

“Believe in yourself.”

“I'm a Mobile, Alabama kid.”