I grow strawberries, watermelon, onions, you name it.

Big guys are Great Danes. We don't last very long.

Where I'm from, we don't take shots over two guys. When someone is doubled, it's the next man's job to take the shot and make it.

What matters to me is that we win games and we do our jobs.

Nothing guarantees a championship. Nothing. Not having the best players, not practicing the most. Your best chance is if you do the right thing every day.

I had the worst habits that you could imagine. Pizza, burgers, even a little bit of sweets.

I just try to compete every night.

Just because it says 'zero calories' or 'sugar free' or 'fat free' doesn't mean it actually is good for you. It's a way to get you. Just make sure that you know. We think that we can put stuff in our body. Just know how it affects you.

When I see somebody, I try to beat him on both ends of the floor. It's the game within the game that you've always got to win. That's always been my mindset. That's how I was taught how to play the game. That's how I learned. And that's what I enjoy.

That's the only way I know how to play - dedicating yourself to the game, to the city, to the fans.

I didn't care about the draft. I didn't want to do the workouts - they put you in two-on-two full-court drills with guards. That's not going to help me.

When you see the floor and you understand the game and you're trying to break it down with what you have in front of you, you can do it offensively and defensively. And you try to take advantage of it both ways. You see where the offense's head is and you can kind of read what you want to do.

I don't know how many Michelin stars Barcelona has, but you don't have to spend big money to eat great.

A homegrown tomato, you're never going to taste anything like it. There is nothing close to it, the sweetness. And strawberries: The ones you get in the store are so hard; but you get a homegrown strawberry, it just melts, I'm telling you.

I'm more on the country side than big cities.

If I'm not on the floor, I'm not valued.

Being young and dumb, honestly, you pick up some bad habits.

As an athlete, if you train your body but don't fuel it the right way, that doesn't make much sense. Adopting a plant-based diet with the right amount of proteins that came from the right places was the way to go. I also just love gardening.

Everybody that's come to Memphis has been welcome with open arms.

It's never been about me... It's a team sport. It's basketball. It's not how good you are, it's how good your team is.

Athletes are moved - human beings are moved - by challenges.

I was a different kind of kid. Pau always knew what he wanted. He was really good at school, really responsible. I was more of a loose cannon, honestly. I was running around and outside, and getting into a little trouble more than anything. But always in a good way. It was never my fault. It was the other guy. I was just there.

You have pretty much the same fan base in Memphis, year over year the same group. We watched teenagers in the stands become parents. You'd see little kids become young men and women. Those relationships mean much more than just basketball.

I was just having fun because everybody was so much shorter than me. Honestly, my stats in high school were ridiculous. They made no sense.