Paul George

“I had the Kobe jersey. I would do the Kobe walk. I would walk around the house doing the Kobe stare-down face. Anything you can name, I was idolizing him, trying to be like him.”

“First and foremost, I want to give thanks to Indiana, as a state, for embracing me and my family for seven years of being there. I learned so much being there. They taught me so much.”

“That's what this game is about, man. Wanting to perform. Wanting to win.”

“If my performance down the stretch lands me on the All-NBA, which I think I'm deserving of, then so be it. I'll be happy.”

“My shoe has been going through evolution, and we having great feedback from the 1 to the 2 and the 2.5's, so I think just consistency. The biggest thing I wanted to accomplish was a shoe that basketball players loved and felt like they have an advantage out of.”

“I know what I bring to the table. I know my game offensively and defensively. I think I'm one of the best, if not the best, playing two-ways.”

“I've always been a guy to put pressure on myself.”

“It's always been a battle to play the Warriors.”

“Nobody wants to play for a team that's not competitive.”

“I'm not out in the streets. I'm not out in the club, at parties. I'm not really at movie premieres. After games, after practice, I'm home, I'm with my kids, I'm with my girl, and I'm chilling.”

“I felt I was in a good place with Oklahoma.”

“I can play in any offense and play off any player.”

“Honestly, I think I have some of the biggest partners being in a small market, and I think it doesn't really matter: you can accomplish anything if you have the right people around you and be driven.”

“I've been inspired by many great players in this league, and it's great to re-inspire younger generations and guys coming into this league.”

“I'm big on my community and want to stay that way.”

“I haven't been in a position to be a free agent or know what that is like and then to have the chance to go where you want to go. That's always been - I feel, with players, they want that option.”

“I'm a family man now. I don't need no distractions; I don't need no big cities, no big lights, at this point in my career.”

“I was always self-motivated.”

“In a way, it's like I want to come here, I want to play for the home team and put a Lakers jersey on. That's always going to be something that I want to fulfill.”

“For me, it's all about winning. I want to be in a good system, a good team.”