Jose Calderon

“It will be my fourth Olympics. I don't know if I'll have a chance to play more. I think four is a good number. After 16 years on the national team, I'm not going to get to 2020. It's a little bit too far for me.”

“There is pressure on me, but I welcome it.”

“I think I can be helpful for a lot of teams.”

“Trying to speak English, to learn what my teammates were saying, to learn what I wanted to say - basketball, you have to learn the way to play here and get used to your teammates, but for me the toughest part was communication.”

“When I was 13 years old, that's when my team assigned me - and I wound up living, like, six hundred kilometers from my home to play basketball.”

“It's impossible to get everyone to love you.”

“I know Detroit has tried to trade for me for a while so I'm really happy to be in a situation with a team that really wants you.”

“I can shoot the ball. I can make everybody comfortable out there, and I'm just going to try to help my teammates play better basketball if possible.”

“Be on time, work hard every day, try to help your teammate, look for the team first. If you do that, everybody's gonna respect you.”

“I think nobody should rash things and try to find the successor of Kobe Bryant.”

“The problem is when you start comparing numbers to other point guards. The league is about numbers, and it's crazy. You make those comparisons, and I'm losing every battle.”

“You can't compare my numbers to the other point guards. I'm a different kind of player - if you like it or not.”

“I just try to compete. That's all. There's gonna be faster guys, stronger guys, but you just gotta give effort.”

“You cannot win by yourself. There's only one or two Kobes or LeBrons.”

“Every little possession and every little detail can help you win a game or that possession.”