I'd rather be a non-All-Star playing in the Western Conference finals than an All-Star who's sitting at home in May.

There's more to me than just this jersey I wear, and that's Christ living inside of me.

If you don't fall how are you going to know what getting up is like.

Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.

Each game is an opportunity to be on a great stage and be a witness for Christ. When I step on the floor, people should know who I represent, who I believe in.

Success is born out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive.

What I tell people is be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You don't have to live anybody else's story.

Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.

I'm not the guy who's afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot and all that.

Success comes after you conquer your biggest obstacles and hurdles.

Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I'm going to make it.

I see it all perfectly

Anybody who has had a great treasure has always led a precarious existence.

Children today will grow up taking for granted that an African-American or a woman can, yes, become the president of the United States.

I used the N-word instead of calling him Trevor. I used it just not thinking... I told Trev this is an old wound with me. I grew up with it. I am sorry as anybody that it stuck with me.

But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into novels.

When we honestly ask God the 'why' question, He doesn't give us answers as much as He gives us Himself.

I have transmitted genetic material, all I have to do between my daughters' birth and my death is to decorate my life.

I have found by experience that they who have spent all their lives in cities contract not only an effeminacy of habit, but of thinking.

I think we all go through times in our lives when we decide, "I'm going to try something else." I tried filmmaking instead of painting, and I think I enjoyed it more. So I don't paint anymore.