“I don’t want to be Kobe, I want to be LeBron.”

"My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me."

“A lot of players know how to play the game, but they really don’t know how to play the game, if you know what I mean. They can put the ball in the hoop, but I see things before they even happen. You know how a guy can make his team so much better? That’s one thing I learned from watching Jordan.”

"Sometimes the coaches tell me to be selfish, but my game won’t let me be selfish.”

"I'm under a super microscope. I’ve got my friends to keep me cool. As long as you’ve got friends, you’ve got nothing to worry about.”

“I’m like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man.”

"I love sharing the ball with my teammates. I see a lot of things before my teammates see them."

"I just do what I got to do and go out and be myself, on and off the court, and take care of my obligations. That's generally your own destiny—knowing what you have to take care of."

"You can't let nobody run your train."

"I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice.I know the ins and outs of everything."

"The only thing on my mind right now is trying to win the whole thing.”

"There's no reason to play in the NBA if you don't believe you can win it all."

"If I didn't believe in this team and this organization and the direction that we're headed, I wouldn't have signed the extension.”

"A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that."

"They continue to criticize me for my outside shooting, but I continue to make outside shots.”

"There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself."

"If it wasn't for the determination and the will power we have in each other, we wouldn't have pulled through and got this win. Much respect to Spain, but the U.S. is back on top again.”