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“I was always really good with the ball, I was always passing the ball, scoring, shooting the ball. I think for me, that's just a normal thing.”
“There's no point in playing with pressure.”
“I just want to improve myself.”
“I'm kind of normal guy.”
“I know my teammates better than opponents know them. If I can see my teammate in one moment, I know where he'll be in the next moment. I don't need to see him again.”
“Someone said, 'He's not even in shape.' I am playing in 80 games and he said that I'm not even in shape.”
“Basketball is an emotional game.”
“There's always going to be some guys not satisfied with the minutes or how they're playing or what their role is. That's normal.”
“You need to go with that mentality and play the game. No pressure. Yes, you need to do something. But it's just a game.”
“I don't like to watch the future too much.”
“I'm just trying to win the games.”
“The rookie game, those guys are going to be All-Stars one day.”
“When I am aggressive, I think that is going to help my teammates.”
“I am not athletic.”
“That's crazy when a guy scores 27 and it's bad.”
“Pressure is just bad things for you.”
“We'd fight a lot. But I think all brothers do that.”
“I mean, if I could score 40 every game, then I would score 40 every game. But I think I cannot score 40 every game, so I'm gonna pass a little bit, too.”
“My teams in Serbia always had really good point guards. But I have always loved to dribble the ball. Even when I was outside, just walking by myself, I would always love to dribble and imagine my defender there in front of me - what I would try to do.”
“You need to be a fan of your own team.”