I'm not trying to be different. To me, I'm just being myself.

Embarrassment is where growth happens.

I can remember back when I was getting ready for the NBA, going through media training, going to certain camps - they almost teach you to not say anything that will get you any backlash or not say anything out of the norm, and what you're saying could be true to yourself.

I had attached my life to basketball so closely that it made me physically ill.

Athletes aren't allowed to have an opinion. It's tough. Athletes are evolving right in front of our eyes. You see athletes who are politicians, etc., and still, we're told to shut up and dribble.

I would go to games like I go to dinner. If I come and wear something crazy, I'm just trying to be myself.