My five years at Virginia truly prepared me for the NBA and for life after the NBA.

Thanks to Coach Bennett for a great education in basketball and for making me better.

Playing four years of college, you learn a lot; you learn more about yourself than anything.

My older brother was always in the gym, and I saw how hard he worked. Around middle school, I was in there with him, and I started to love it. But it wasn't like I had a basketball in my hand at age 2.

People would downplay how good I was, or my athleticism would be the knock, and that added fuel to the fire.

I don't play for the attention; I work on my skills every day so I can go out and play my role to the fullest to help the team win. That's my No. 1 goal when I step on the court.

A Final Four would be pretty amazing.

The game is about making the right decisions.

It's not about making the most shots or even dunking the ball or any of that. It's about being consistent every day you step on the court.

I think I always naturally lead on the court by just working.

You're going to go through ups; you're going to go through downs. But staying steady is most important, and being able to bounce back is also very important.

You have to keep shooting, even on tough shooting nights. You have to believe the next shot is going in.

We try to pride ourselves in having a chip and being hungry every game.

LeBron is one of the greats. He's going to hit tough shots. You have to be able to live with them and limit everyone else around him.

The big thing that Giannis brings to the game for us is pace, being able to get up and down the floor and play fast. We got to continue to do that and not lose momentum when he comes out of the game.

Giannis is selfless.

Kaepernick is a hero.

Soccer is still my favourite sport.

I have great memories from childhood. Of course, the divorce, when I was 11, was tough. But my mom, especially, did a great job in raising us.

My parents never planted the seed that anything was impossible. They planted the seed that things were doubly hard for a black man. My brothers and I made sure we outworked people and were better than everyone we were around.

I'm not a guy who really gets nervous.

I stay in character at all times regardless of whoever's playing well, the team isn't playing well. if we're up or down, I'm going to stay in character.

Being raised, I think, in a household where your parents really taught you never to let people see you sweatin' - that's the motto I live by.

I wasn't sure how it would unfold once I got to the NBA, but I knew if I got to the NBA, I could then have the platform and have the resources and the connections and the people around me that had more connections and more resources to help me really impact a lot of people's lives.

I think a lot of the problem with foreign aid and things like that is you go in, give a bunch of stuff, and then it runs out. It's about helping them learn how to continue to be sustainable and live.

I think Africa is the most interesting continent on the planet. You look at a country like Egypt, and you look at a country like Ghana. It's just completely different, and the people look completely different. It's just a fascinating continent with the most culture.

I know we have a lot of poverty and we have a lot of problems over here in the U.S., but for me, I've been outside the country, and that's really where my heart is - to help others outside.

I didn't party. I didn't go out. I didn't really hang out with friends as much as other guys.

My grandparents really wanted me to go to Harvard. They thought that was writing your ticket for the future. How could I turn that down? But my mom knew I needed a balance. She knew that I loved basketball.

As a three shooter, seeing one go through the net, that's all you need to just be shooting it confidently again.

I think winning games is my biggest asset, knowing how to win.

I had a pretty bad injury the end of my freshman year in college, and that taught me just to be patient.

Things aren't always going to go your way. You wake up one day, and things are rough. But then you wake up the next day, and things are going great.

There are going to be ups and downs, but you have to have a steady mindset, regardless of the situation you're in.

If you have an open shot, and you're a shooter, and you've put hours and hours on the practice court shooting the ball, you shoot the ball in the game. It's just that simple.

I love being around kids. When I see a kid that wants to talk to me or wants my autograph, I see myself in them. I just want to be a good example and be very approachable and want them to know that I'm just a regular guy, too.

I think just consistency. That's the hardest thing to do in this league, especially for a rookie. There are going to be ups and downs.

Guys are coming into the league a little more mature when they take the three or four years in college.

I don't think any other college coach could have prepared me as well as Coach Bennett, just in terms of mental toughness, being able to grasp concepts and retain information.

In my family, graduating and getting your bachelor's is just the beginning. It's only expected. You're underachieving if you don't strive for more than that.

I'm a guy that's all about not trying to take the easy way out or get out of things too early.

I always look forward to playing great players, great scorers, because I pride myself on my defense.

My game from college has translated into the pros.

I'm a guy that tries to eat right. I try to keep my body right. I try to do all the right things. But like everybody else, I have flaws. I slip up. I eat the wrong things sometimes. I have cheat days. I think I make mistakes just like everybody else, but I try to minimize them.

For me, keeping it simple is the best way to live life, to not complicate things, to sort of keep things in perspective.

I'm not flashy. I'll do nice things on the floor, but I'm not going to do the really impressive dunk or make the really impressive block. I think that's what fans enjoy most about coming to basketball games, but that's not what I provide night in, night out.

I see guys like Colin Kaepernick in the NFL. Guys like Marshawn Lynch, they're sitting down; they're making statements. They're standing up for what they believe in, and I think it's terrific.

I think teams make the same decisions every year based on the same information and based on the same decision-making. I think a lot of it is flawed, but it's the way they draft.

The better the competition is, the more skilled guys are, the more fundamental you have to be.

I help my team win. That's overall what I do best. If you watch me play, I'm usually going to be on the winning team. Whether it's scoring enough points or rebounding enough or guarding the best player on the other team, I'm gonna do what it takes to win.