There Are Some Teams And Logos You See, No Matter Where You Are In The World, And You Know Exactly Who They Are And What They Mean.
I Never Get Too High On My Stardom Or What I Can Do.
My Game Is Really Played Above Time. I Don't Say That Like I'm Saying I'm Ahead Of My Time. I'm Saying, Like, If I'm On The Court And I Throw A Pass, The Ball That I've Thrown Will Lead My Teammate Right Where He Needs To Go, Before He Even Knows That That's The Right Place To Go To.
When Did I Know I Had Talent? I Think It Started When I First Started Playing Sports, Organized Sports.
As A Kid, We Would Drive Up And Down 77 North - That's Our Highway - There Would Be Office Buildings On The Side Of The Highway And I'd Be Like, That's What My House Is Going To Look Like When I Get Older. I'm Going To Start Making My House Look Like This.
Being The Only Man In The Household With My Mom Definitely Helped Me Grow Up Fast.
I'm Not Going To Fight Because I Mean Too Much To Our Team, And I Can't Afford To Be Suspended For A Game Or Do Something Stupid To Get Me Kicked Out Of A Playoff Game.
I Like Being Around People.
My Mom And I Have Always Been There For Each Other. We Had Some Tough Times, But She Was Always There For Me.
I'm A Pretty Funny Guy, And I Would Love To Do A Comedy With A Bunch Of Funny Guys - Movie-star Guys, Where They Could Help Me Through It.
In Fourth Grade, I Missed 82 Days Of School. Out Of 160.
When You Work Out Or You're Doing Anything Active, It's More Fun As A Group. You May Lose Track Of The Time, And The Next Thing You Know, You're Working Out For Two Hours Because You're Having Fun.
Cleveland Fans Are Awesome.
There Are Always People Always Asking You For Something. But I Feel Like I Have A Foundation. I Have A Supporting Cast Where It Doesn't Bother Me Too Much.
You Know, I'm Just 6'9" And 260. And Just So Happen To Be Very Good At Playing The Game Of Basketball.
No Place Is Better Than Akron.
I Went Through A Lot Of Battles In High School.
It's Always A Struggle Growing Up In Akron.
I Was So Used To Going Out And Winning State Championships And Playing In The Postseason.
To All The Positions, I Just Bring The Determination To Win. Me Being An Unselfish Player, I Think That Can Carry On To My Teammates. When You Have One Of The Best Players On The Court Being Unselfish, I Think That Transfers To The Other Players.
I Played Football For A Team Called The East Dragons On The East Side Of Town. We Only Had Six Regular Season Games. And Six Games I Played Tail Back And I Had 18 Touchdowns In Six Games. That's When I Knew I Had Some Athletic Ability.
Akron, Ohio, Is My Home. I Will Always Be Here. I'm Still Working Out At My Old High School.
I Love Showcasing My Talents - Not Only To My Hometown Fans And My Own Team But To The World.
Where I Grew Up - I Grew Up On The North Side Of Akron, Lived In The Projects. So Those Scared And Lonely Nights - That's Every Night. You Hear A Lot Of Police Sirens, You Hear A Lot Of Gunfire. Things That You Don't Want Your Kids To Hear Growing Up.
Every Night On The Court I Give My All, And If I'm Not Giving 100 Percent, I Criticize Myself.