DeMarcus Cousins

A close friend of mine's daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy and battled seizures her first 2 years so this cause hits close to home. She ended up having brain surgery and has been seizure-free since. It really is an incredible story. Anything I can do to help promote Epilepsy awareness, I am with it.

Some of my technicals, I don't even understand. I see some of those technicals other players get, and I compare them to mine and they're completely unfair.

I'm just a basketball player. There's so much I can do on the floor.

I don't really consider myself a center.

No matter how much time there is, if guys can come together and mesh and play with some type of chemistry, you're going to win games.

I know I've done bad things. But I've done just as much good as I have done bad. And it's not even necessarily bad. I would say they're growing pains.

I got drafted at 19. I've got millions of dollars in my pocket, I could have lost my damn mind. I don't see how you could consider me immature.

I'm a guy that a lot of people look up to. I haven't always handled situations the right way. That's why I have to continue to grow and be a better player, a better leader.

Leadership is being the best example you can be for your teammates. The guy that everybody can depend on on a nightly basis.

I grew up in a household where we watched a lot of comedy. It's just something I've always enjoyed.

It's just, some players I don't respect. Just their playing style of basketball. I don't respect it. I feel like it's basically cheating and I don't respect a cheater. If that's your tactic to winning, I don't respect you.

If you were to ask me, I think my jersey will be hanging in the rafters when I retire in Sacramento.

Hopefully with my so-called celebrity, I can help open more people's eyes to Epilepsy disorders.

When you have a cop approaching your car with his hand on his gun, I know it may be protocol, but us being the people we are, you automatically feel as if you're a criminal. So where's the respect then? You probably won't respond the correct way. So how do we find a common ground then?

I get out in the 'hoods. I want to go to the worst, the grimiest places. That's where I want to be. Those are usually the kids or the communities that kind of get left behind or forgotten about. I feel like I was in that situation at one point. That's where my mindset is and that's what I stand for.

I loved my experience in college.

The competitive spirit of basketball is slowly leaking out. Taking pride in one-on-one defense is slowly leaking out. It's more about selling calls and flopping.

I just don't go out of my way to impress anybody. You either appreciate me for who I am or you don't. That's just the way it is. I'm comfortable in my own skin.

I have my family, my loved ones and they love me for who I am.

People don't like when people are straight forward. They like things to be sugar coated. They like to beat around the bush. I'm not that type of person.

I've been the type to just get up and go or I'm finding something to do, I'm on some type of grind every single day.

Health is probably the No. 1 thing that gets overlooked for a player.

I'm goofy. I like to have fun. I'm always joking around.

I'm human. I mean, I'm not always happy.

What people don't realize is that this is the entertainment business.

If I can help a kid in any type of way or make their lives easier, I'm always down for it.

The first thing I got my mom when I got some money was a house.

My mom raised six kids on her own.

You'd go back to school and your friends would say, 'What you get for Christmas?' You got to make up a lie. 'I got this, this and this.' It's all part of growing up and everyone has a different story. It made me who I am today.

My memories of Christmas, it was more about being around family.

The whole basketball world, it's a fantasy and it's short-lived.

My mom did what she could and I was grateful for whatever it was.

We weren't the most fortunate family growing up.

Putting a smile on kids, putting a smile on families' faces, changing people's lives with your so-called status and celebrity with your so-called impact, that's reality.

I love Sacramento. I consider this home.

I'm excited to contribute towards U.S.A. Basketball's winning legacy and continuing its tremendous reputation around the world.

The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympic Games is one of the greatest honors I've experienced in my career.

I'm all about being a role model to kids. I enjoy doing it, and I like putting smiles on kids' faces.

I just control what I control.

Very proud of where I'm from, very proud of what I've been through.

I love giving local kids and families the chance to experience Kings basketball for the first time.

I get the chance to play for my country. That's the biggest stage. It's an honor for me.

I know my mindset. I know how hard I work at my craft.

I'm going to make the best decision for me, and I believe teams are going to do the same thing.

D.C. basketball has adopted me, and I consider D.C. home.

I don't think anyone can stop me one on one, period.

One of my biggest fears is to be proven wrong by somebody that doesn't agree with me or doesn't have my best interest at heart. With that being said I'm always seeking to prove those types of people wrong.

I'm comfortable in my skin.

I am who I am. You can either love it or hate it.

I can remember games where the crowd was the reason we won it. It's well known the Kings have incredible fans.