The toughest part for me is the city - the people. They've got burgers named after me in Orlando, they've got a Web site saying, "Please stay." I love the people in the city. I've literally sat on the bench with a towel on my head crying, because I feel the passion in the stands.

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Today is a new day. Even if you were wrong yesterday, you can get it right today.

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I've decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel it's the best place for me and I am excited about joining the Rockets and I'm looking forward to a great season. I want to thank the fans in Los Angeles and wish them the best.

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Always look at what your goal is. Understand that there are going to be days when you feel like crap. There are going to be days where you feel like "I don't want to do this" but you've got to understand what you're doing it for.

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The hardest thing to do is to trust people.

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I'm just going to keep working. Spend more days in the gym, as possible. Just trying to get my game up, and just keep playing. And if it's in God's will for me to win, then I'll get it.

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Everybody needs to realize that it doesn't matter how old you are or how young you are, you still can be a Christian and live for God. It's not easy but that's why we have God's word and He forgives us when we do something we shouldn't be doing. You know, God sent His son to die for us and He paid that sacrifice so you can go to Heaven.

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But at the end of the day, every star, every person that been iconic, has gone through a time in their lives where it was just bad. Everybody. It just made them better.

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The only way to shut people up is just by winning and just playing basketball.

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I know you can't please everybody; you can't make everybody happy, but just getting that perception that I don't care about basketball and what it brings is a lie.

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That's one thing I pride myself on is working hard in the weight room, working hard in practice, trying to become a better player.

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You always have to keep up with the trends. The biggest thing is making your own trend and making your own stamp in the fashion industry. Whatever is going to be your style, make that your style and go from there.

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I want to be the greatest player ever in my era.

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Are you gonna be tough, or are you going to be tough?

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I want to be held accountable. I want my teammates and my coaches to push me to be the best that I can be.

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Playing 13 years is a long time, but I feel really good. It's not like I'm [old]. I'm just thankful.

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When I'm smiling and having fun, that's when you should have a problem. If I'm out there frowning and looking mean, that's when you know you've beat me - because I'm not having fun. I've been playing basketball since I was three. Everybody since I was three tried to tell me to stop smiling. Even my dad. My dad apologized to me when I was ten.

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The NBA is not for everybody. And looking from the outside in like I did last year, it seems so easy from just watching, but on the court it is a whole different level.

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My team in Orlando was a team full of people who nobody wanted, and I was the leader and I led that team with a smile on my face.

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I just want to show Atalanta who I really am and show my teammates what kind of teammate I am.

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Sometimes things don't work like they should.

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