J. R. Smith: I used to, in the summertime, spend so much money doing a...

I'd rather take a contested shot than an open shot any day ... It's kind of boring when you take open shots

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shots boring kind

My motto is, 'When in doubt, shoot the ball'.

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motto balls doubt

If you don't get offended by somebody scoring on you then I don't know what to tell you. That is like somebody breaking into your house and just taking your video game out of your hand and you just let it happen. I know if you do that to me, it ain't going to happen. I love my Xbox.

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xbox games hands

Trying to think about the rest of the team over myself or my scoring is something that I never really had to do before.

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team trying thinking

The reality is I'm kind of like an ocean. Everything is calm, calm, calm. I'm good. When the ball goes up in the air, the waves start rocking.

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ocean air reality

I just try to just roll with the punches. I mean, once the team pretty much starts closing out, just try to get in attack mode, and at the same time, try to find my teammates. It's kind of hard, hitting the shots I was hitting, to try and pass the ball, but you've got to figure out a way.

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team trying mean

I'm not worried about Instagram.

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worried instagram

[People asked me] "Where is your million-dollar shirt?" I'm like, "It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on."

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t-shirt dollars people

At halftime [of Game 7], one of our oldest guys on the team, James Jones, came to me, and he's like, "Man, it's time for you to do something. You've been sleeping the whole playoffs, the whole final series." First couple of shots I got coming out, I was like, "You know what, I'm gonna shoot it." Fortunately they fell, and we started making our way back.

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team couple sleep

I was actually worried about David Ross safety being in Cleveland. I thought I had to be a bodyguard.

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cleveland worried safety

Being down 3-1 [in the Finals] was the worst feeling I've ever experienced in my life. I didn't want to talk to my teammates, I didn't want to talk to my wife, I didn't want to talk to my kids. And to come back from that is a lesson that you can come back from anything.

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wife feelings kids

Who? Who is that? (J.R.'s response when asked about opponent Jason Terry.)

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jason response opponents

Being down 3-1 [in the Finals] was the worst feeling I've ever experienced in my life.

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worst finals feelings

My parents, my family, that's the biggest inspiration in my life. I've been in a lot of dark spots in my life, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to get out of it, but they are who they are. They followed me. They yelled at me. They screamed at me. They loved me.

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my-life me family life

Winning is obviously the biggest thing. Because if you don't win, nothing really matters. You can have all the money in the world, and they can still call you a loser.

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win you money world

Building stuff. Lifting blocks. That's how I got stronger. I never lifted weights. I just did masonry work with my pops.

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never stronger building work

Like, I'll wear a bright sweater with pants that are a more classic color.

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sweater wear classic color

I mostly play my dynasty or against someone in the hotel. I don't really like online games. I can't stand people yelling in my ear over a headset. I'd rather just play someone like Dwight Howard out in Orlando or people back home. For games like that, it's cool, but just signing on and playing random people, I hate it.

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cool hate home people

You never know when your future wife might be in the stands.

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never you future wife

My dad is easily one of my biggest inspirations to play this game. To hear people talk bad about me, it hurt me because I know it hurts him, and that's not who I am. I know he raised better, and I know I want to do better.

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i-am game me people

I used to, in the summertime, spend so much money doing a lot of fun stuff. Now, I'm actually consciously trying to save so we can live how we want to live after basketball. I've even sold a few things.