A biography for DeMarcus Cousinshasn’t been written yet.
“I have my family, my loved ones and they love me for who I am.”
“The whole basketball world, it's a fantasy and it's short-lived.”
“The body can take you wherever your mind goes. If I can do it in my mind, I think my body will follow.”
“If I started smiling all the time, people would say, 'DeMarcus must not care anymore.'”
“Who knew I was blowing my Achilles?”
“Very proud of where I'm from, very proud of what I've been through.”
“Leadership is being the best example you can be for your teammates. The guy that everybody can depend on on a nightly basis.”
“I'm comfortable in my skin.”
“I don't do things to be rewarded. I help people because it's the right thing to do.”
“I can remember games where the crowd was the reason we won it. It's well known the Kings have incredible fans.”
“I am who I am. You can either love it or hate it.”
“I get the chance to play for my country. That's the biggest stage. It's an honor for me.”
“I know who I am as a person. And the people that matter around me know who I am.”
“A lot of the mistakes I made were my fault.”
“I know my mindset. I know how hard I work at my craft.”
“So you know, the people that do know me, they know I can be very stubborn.”
“I loved my experience in college.”
“Some of what I get, I deserve; I do some dumb stuff sometimes. But I do not deserve the perception that I have.”
“I got drafted at 19. I've got millions of dollars in my pocket, I could have lost my damn mind. I don't see how you could consider me immature.”
“I'm not going to sit here and say I'm innocent, because I've done things. But to get the reputation that I've got, I don't think I've done enough. I don't have a criminal record.”