I'm just very confident at all times. I've always been like that, no matter who's guarding me or who I'm on the court with.
I was a young kid, and the YMCA was my second home, where my mom was dropping me off for seven, eight hours. I'd spend the day doing what I love: hoop.
After college, I really looked at every single shot that I shot. Pretty much every shot in my sophomore year and my junior year and just watched my form. I watched how I shot it from 3, and I just noticed I was a very undisciplined shooter.
Lifestyle-wise, like L.A. in general, Utah is very conservative, very laid back, and L.A. is nothing like that.
Any time you have any type of record in any record book, especially with the Lakers, it is pretty special.
When I joined the Lakers and moved to L.A., I started getting more serious about collecting sneakers and dressing from the feet up.
I was excited about going to the Lakers because they are probably the biggest brand in basketball.
A lot of rookies don't come into the league and have that type of leeway that Coach Walton and his staff really gave me.
I don't go to malls. I've just always been a simple person. I hang out, work out. That's what I think is fun.
Every time I'm on the court, I think I'm the best player. That's the mind-set a lot of players should have.
I was always thankful for the YMCA. Of course, growing up, you don't really think about it, because when you're a kid, you're in your own world. But back then, it was just so much. I'm going to go the Y, hanging out, playing games all day, playing basketball.
When I'm locked in and focused, I can do pretty much anything I want.
I can be pretty much anything I want.
You've got to be the anchor of the defense at that five position. Call out pick-and-rolls, screens. The five is usually around the rim, so you see everything.
Everybody wants to be a starter, and I feel like I'm a starter in this league, but I can't necessarily control that.
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.
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.
Utah is a very special place for me. It helped me a lot.
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.
Every team has problems. Championship teams have problems and whatnot.
