The leadership aspect of U.S.A. basketball has really helped me out a lot.

I'm just so fortunate.

Growing up, I was a parks and recs kid.

I love anything to do with kids, anything to better our youth and put a smile on anybody's face is really what I do it for.

Oh, if I played in the All-Star game, I'm playing defense - hard for the first quarter. And I want to get a couple of dunks, too, like I do in a regular game.

It's always a tough process when you're always the best guy on your team, in high school, in middle school, AAU and things like that. Then you come together, and you may not be the best guy on the team. You may have to adjust. You may not be a go to scorer. You may have to be a picker. You may have to be a rebounder.

Anyone who is a post man who's a huge offensive threat, I definitely want to play against to try to limit them to as few points as possible. It's a challenge for me, but I love it though.

What I am today, is from Houston and my friends, my closest friends, we all went to high school together.

It's very hot and humid in Houston. Being in L.A. for 10 years, that kind of spoiled me a little bit, so every time I got back home, I'm like, 'Damn it's hot out here.' But I love it.

Houston is awesome. I love it.

I was born in a neighborhood called the Third Ward.

Well, I'm definitely gonna focus on being a better all-around player.

I've been a fan of 'Call of Duty' for a long time.

Honestly, I just try to take care of my body as much as possible: eating, recovery, just making sure that I'm always on top of staying healthy and making sure my body is 100 percent throughout the season.

We're never satisfied with where we are as players.

Yeah, I don't shy away from the line anymore.

It is an honor to represent my country in the Olympics.

I want to be where I'm wanted.

I want to have a chance to contend.

The game is definitely evolving. It's becoming more guard-oriented. But, at the same time, we've got a lot of big guys who still kick butt. We'll never be extinct.

Championship caliber teams don't lose two in a row and they damn sure don't lose three in a row.

The more and more you touch the ball in the post and get game reps, you just get comfortable and confident and I think that's a big part of the game.

When your teammates trust you to make the right play, your confidence is building as every game goes on.

As long as I'm respected by my peers and coaches, I'm cool.