'The Memphis Grizzlies' are always a great defensive team and defense is one of my strengths, so I think that's one thing that I can bring to this team.

Baseball is the biggest sport in Japan, then soccer, and basketball is... People don't really care about basketball.

My dream is to play someday in the NBA.

I didn't know if I would be good enough to play for an American college team. But I wanted to try.

I like people to be loyal.

I like school. Actually, I don't really like it.