When you don't play hard enough, you don't win.
— Greg Oden
I'm just trying to work on my game and get better. That's all I can do. Keep working hard, keep trying.
I wouldn't say I regret anything. I would say I just wish I did things better.
I lived in Indiana, and Reggie Miller was everywhere.
My favorite player, growing up, was David Robinson. He was really the first person that I actually knew about and actually watched.
I'll be remembered as the biggest bust in NBA history. But I can't do nothing about that.
I've played against LaMarcus Aldridge, and he kills me every time.
There's been so many times when I've heard people not pulling for me. So I just play and try not to think about it.
I've been strong my whole entire life.
When I get out there 100 percent, everybody will see what kind of player I am.
Since I've been in fourth grade, all I've known was basketball.
I don't want to get dunked on too much, and I want to make it to the playoffs.
I just like to hang out with friends.
Just basketball in general in Indiana is just huge, so that's everybody's getaway. That's our main thing, to think about the history. Obviously, Larry Bird is a very, very big part of that.
My dream is to be able to play basketball, and if I can go out there and do it, run up and down, and come off the court again healthy, that's goal one.
It's a game. Don't put too much pressure on yourself that you can't have fun.
Fundamentals - everybody has that. I definitely have that.
When I get 100 percent, and I get to improve on the court, I feel I can be an All-Star.
I'm just trying to better myself and work on my degree and set something up for the future of my family.
Everybody would love to be able to be great and make it to the NBA All-Star Game as a rookie. I mean, that is everybody's goal.
I started to play in the fourth grade and didn't score for, like, a whole year.
Growing up in Terre Haute, Indiana, there's not a whole lot to do. What I did was I just went to the basketball court at the Boys & Girls Club and literally stayed there all day until my mom got off of work.
Marking success, for me, is walking onto a court and just walking off healthy, no matter if it is one minute or two minutes.
I'm not really worried about individual stats.
For a lot of guys in this league, it's confidence - once they play a year or two, they start to figure it out.
