Larry Nance

“I love every minute that I'm on the court.”

“I got to work on creating my shot off the dribble.”

“Every loose ball, I'm on it. Every offensive rebound, I'm chasing it.”

“I'm in a fortunate situation now, able to give back, so that's where I'm going to direct my attention, to schools.”

“Ronaldo to me is a machine. He's like a soccer robot. Everything is almost too perfect, whereas Messi has his flaws, but he's so skilled he makes up for them. I almost think that brings a humanness to Messi compared to Ronaldo.”

“I even have a... placard of Lamond Murray.”

“Me, I've kind of prided myself on doing whatever it takes to win, whether I was with the Lakers or the University of Wyoming.”

“Channing Frye is the biggest video game nerd you'll ever meet.”

“I like to use the platform I have as a professional athlete to educate people about Crohn's and allow kids, mainly, to see that, even though you have a disease, it doesn't mean your wildest dreams can't come true.”

“I'm a Cleveland guy at heart.”

“When I was younger and I played I wasn't really good at much. That was where I hung my hat was trying to be on the court because of defense, energy, effort and trying to win so I guess that attitude remains.”

“Everybody's good at what they're good at.”

“I'm getting very comfortable shooting the 15- and 18-footer.”

“My mom, she is the least competitive person I've ever met - ever.”

“If I got a chance to take it back and not have Crohn's disease I don't think I would because it has just made me that much stronger and more resilient of a person.”

“I don't necessarily care how much I score. I don't care how many rebounds - obviously I need those - but I need to stop my man from scoring and play great defense and all that type of stuff.”

“I like to think of myself as a very winning player.”

“As long as I got my chance to be in the NBA, I'm gonna cherish it and relish it for sure.”

“Coach Shyatt is all about defense. I mean, you don't even look at the offensive end of the floor until you learn to play defense.”

“In high school, all anyone wants to do is fit in and want to be normal and be like everybody else.”