I've pretty much adjusted to how teams play. Like when I draw two defenders, I want to make the best play possible.
I don't know if a lot of players can actually say they played in the All-Star Game in their actual city, their team's city.
It definitely would be an honor to be an All-Star. But I have no say in it. It's not up to me. It's up to the fans and coaches.
For me to become an All-Star for two straight years and now to become an All-Star starter, I most definitely proved the doubters wrong. It's an unbelievable moment in my career.
I would have never thought that I'd be an All-Star in this league, so to finally have my name called, it's really cool.
This is a special class right here, to be an All-Star in the NBA. I don't think anybody would have thought when I was coming in the league that I would get this accomplishment. This is special. I don't know where I would rank it, but it's definitely high on the list.
What's going on in my life, I never bring it to the basketball court.
I've always felt like I'm a winning player. Like I deserved it to be in the playoffs - to be battling.
I've come a very long way, especially from my young career. From not always being the best guy on the team to just increasing my work ethic every single year, every single summer. Just seeing the hard work pay off, I think that's what's most gratifying for me.
I try to work hard each and every day to become a better player.
I work hard each and every summer, each and every day on my game to become a better player for my teammates, for the organization. Hard work always pays off.
I'm not 6'3, 6'4, but I got a big heart, and that's it.
People think of the Charlotte Hornets, and they think of me.
Charlotte means a lot to me. This city has embraced me - allowed me to be who I am, allowed me to grow as a man.
You see guys who are on elite teams. I don't want to do that. I want to create something special here in Charlotte, something that we have never had here before. I want to create some consistency.
I just want to do something special in Charlotte. I've been there eight years now, and we haven't really been consistent as far as winning. I just want to try to establish that culture at some point. That's what I want to do. I just want to make it a winning organization.
It's amazing now the amount of love we get around this city from all the Hornets' fans. Growing up, you really don't understand it. Now I'm really starting to realize what Hornets means here in Charlotte.
I love Charlotte. I'm more reserved and calm and laid back, and this city is slow.
I've been hearing it for years now, the Knicks. Every time I come home, it's, 'When are you coming home to the Knicks?'
Connecticut is home for life. I'm so glad I chose to go to school here.
