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“I usually feel that I prefer to hide from people.”
“I get up in the morning, I take a shower, and I go to practice. When I'm finished, the only thing that's on my mind is to go back home and spend time with my family.”
“At first, when my agent told me, 'They want you to do an interview, a piece for '60 Minutes,' I was like, 'What is '60 Minutes?''”
“You can never come back fresher after the all-star break. I always try to do what I do, try to take care of my body, get some weights in, feel a little bit stronger and ready to push through 25 games.”
“To be one of the best to ever play the game? I think I have the ability to do that. But I've got to work hard. If I just keep talking and don't put some work in, it's not going to happen.”
“When you're young, it's hard to lead people that are older than you.”
“I'm a humble kid. I grew up with Filathlitikos. There were some people in Filathlitikos that taught to me how to stay humble. It was coach Tzivas that never allowed me to get carried away. That's who I am.”
“I can be a little cocky.”
“Sometimes I'm wide open, I've just got to shoot it.”
“With back-to-backs, a lot of games, sometimes you think, 'I've got to take a day off today.' But you have to push through it. The greats did.”
“I'm a guy who doesn't really care about glamour and big markets; I like to be home all day.”
“Whatever I try to do, I always try to give it my best and try to be a killer because, at the end of the day, if you don't work hard, you are not going to get food on your table.”
“I just try to stay grounded.”
“Gregg Popovich is among the greatest coaches ever.”
“Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I'm always going to stay humble.”
“Persistent in life? I think, yes, I am. I'm going to do something until I get it right.”
“You always fight with your brothers.”
“I'm gonna have some nights when it's not gonna come. But if you keep playing natural, it's just gonna come. I'm gonna keep getting better, keep getting better, and one day, everything's gonna pay off.”
“Leading your family is a lot tougher than basketball.”
“It's hard when the season ends and you're not waking up no more for practices, games. You're not in your routine no more.”