"When you've never had something, you want it worse than anything."

"I know there's a lot of pressure, but I'm just going to go out and play my game."

"It's easier for me to let the game just come to me."

"Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that."

"I'm laid back, I take my time, get the job done. Lebron is high flying, dunking, passing the ball well. He's getting the job done, too. But we're different."

"I think I'll always want to improve my defense. That's something that can always be better. Not saying it's bad now, just something you should always work on."

"I think I am a smarter player now."

"You make your own party."

"I'm me. I'm just out there being myself. I like having fun. But at the same time, I bring everybody together. So I'm really -- or I try to be -- like the glue of the team."

"Family time is the best time."

"I've been at the funerals of a lot of people in my neighborhood. Sometimes when I sit back and relax, I think about that and just blank out."

"I know I'm not a selfish player. People around me know I'm not a selfish player. I do everything I can to make people around me understand I'm not a selfish player."

"I'm really into fashion."

"I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face."

"I'm a Baltimore Ravens fan and I'm a Baltimore Orioles fan. I have them tattooed on me."

"It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston."

"As a kid I couldn't afford any Jordans, so I didn't get my first pair until my last year of high school. They were Air Jordan 9s."

"I understand the NBA and the role I play on my team. I know that I have to play a leadership role and do whatever I have to do to win."

"I kind of knew Cleveland was going to get the No. 1 pick. I think they rigged it. No, don't quote me on that."

"Man, I think the sky is the limit for this team."

"These close games that we're losing, the teams are not beating us. We're kind of beating ourselves."

"I have my own identity as a player."

"I got an owner that looks out for me. You can't beat that."

"I got a picture [tattoo] of Mohammed Ali on my side with one of his quotes. That's my guy. I look up to him. I'm like his number one fan."

"I want to win. I don't care about the money."

"I can't palm a basketball."

"I can't worry about what other people are saying about me. At the end of the day, it's just their opinions, but if I said I don't hear it, or it doesn't bother me a little bit, I'd be lying to you."

"I don't put pressure on myself. When I put pressure on myself, then I just play bad. When I play bad, my team plays bad."

"I'm not at the point in my career where I want to rebuild."

"I want to win the game. I dont worry about taking over the game unless I have to."

"The new guys bring energy, intensity and emotion. The last couple games, they showed what they can bring to the team."

"People only know what they see on TV."

"We're still getting better as a team. We're still learning how to play basketball as a team and how to win tough games."

"I just don't want to get used to feeling this feeling, you know, losing basketball games."

"As a good player in the inner city, you're always hearing people saying that you're better than you really are and that you don't have to do things like everybody else."

"Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that."

"The fans are dying. We're dying."

"If you laugh, think, and cry; that's a full day."

"To go out there and play and have fun and hopefully win a championship. That's my goal."

"Everything on my body has a meaning. I don't do art just because. It does look cool but it also has a meaning."

"I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me."

"It's too late for me to get married before I'm famous. You never know people's intentions."

"No one is perfect. I know there is stuff that I need to work on, and not just one thing, but my game overall. Everything can get better."

"I'm a classical type of guy. Whatever's out at that point in time, I like it. I just put my own twist on it, and we go from there."

"I don't think there could ever be more pressure to succeed than the pressure I place on myself."

"People need to see the authentic people that are still out there, the genuine people that really care."

"It bothers me to hear people talk about things they know nothing about."

"Man, I'm not trying to be important; I just go out and play."

"At this point in my career I'm not concerned about the money, it's about winning. Nothing else even matters."

"I think I'm the most underrated superstar that's out there, but that doesn't matter to me."