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“Losses will come. That's for sure. There's nobody in the league who has gone 82-0.”
“I think one of my main things is I lead by example. I'm not going to be just talking, talking, talking and sitting on the side saying you have to do that or this. I'm going to be the first one over there in practice, diving on the floor, whatever it takes to really get it going.”
“In Spain, we have a pretty good league - for me, I think it's the second-best league in the world. They play tough there, they play aggressive. The big difference is that we play only one game a week in Spain, maybe two.”
“A lot of people, a lot of players, come to the league knowing 'I can do that, I can do this, I can do a lot of stuff.' But at the end of the day, what the team needs from you is what makes sense for the team. You have to do what's best for the team.”
“When you travel around to the other side of the world, and you really only know your teammates, it's good to have someone else to hang out with, someone from home you can share time with in another culture.”
“I think one of the hardest things to do in the league is not having a great year, but it's having a better year when you had a great year. All the attention is going to be on you, all the pressure is going to be on you. The challenge you're going to have is more mentally than anything else.”
“I am willing to do whatever the team needs to win as many games as possible.”
“When your name is out there in the media, you're thinking like, this can be my last game. Coming from Europe, it's different. You sign a contract and you don't leave until your contract is done.”
“I always try to have fun, because that's why I like playing basketball; I love it. And sometimes it's hard when you lose.”
“I want to be happy.”
“I use a lot of Pinterest to follow trends.”
“I think basketball is a great way to have fun with the kids and teach some values through basketball.”
“I want to play against the best players in the world.”
“If you look good but don't feel comfortable you're not gonna feel good. But don't wear white socks anywhere.”
“Some people like it, some people not. I did an Instagram poll where I asked: man-bun or not, and no man-bun won. And I'm trying to follow what the people want. But sometimes I go out of the line and go back to my man-bun.”
“When a point guard is unselfish and thinking about the team, about winning first, it relates to the other players. So, I think that is my style of play.”
“At the end of the day, we're here to play basketball but to help the community, too. It's something that makes me feel good and I do it more for me than for the others, but at the end of the day helping others helps yourself, too.”
“I've really learned, first, focusing on the future and thinking about the future doesn't let you enjoy where you are now. And second of all, it's things that you can't control. You can't know.”
“At one point I decided to forget about all the pressure and just play for fun and do my game and enjoy what I do.”
“I know they like their sports in Minnesota.”