My birthday, I don't really see it as a special day, to be honest. It's just another day for me.

When I was a little kid, I looked at my mom, stepdad and said, 'I want to be an NBA player,' just because I love to play the game of basketball like 24/7.

My mom to this day is the hardest coach I've ever had. There were times when my stepdad would look at me and say 'you had a good game' and my mom would be like 'I don't know what you're talking about, you had 2 or 3 turnovers.

When I started playing, my mom said there were three players she wanted me to watch - Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.

I remain patient because my mom taught me growing up to be grateful for everything.

Don't let that 'mom' word fool y'all... Her being my biggest critic was the best thing for me, actually.