Coming from Flint, I was really immature on the court and off the court.
Every team has problems. Championship teams have problems and whatnot.
It's one thing to talk to a vet about something, but when you're talking to a fellow rookie going through the same struggles you are, you kind of understand it - and you grow together like that.
Utah is a very special place for me. It helped me a lot.
I went to school at the University of Utah, and they had outstanding facilities and coaches that helped me grow and mature as a person.
LeBron is a role model in that sense. Because for him to be as good as he is and how high up he is on the totem pole, to still care about Akron, Ohio, that is tremendous and speaks volumes.