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For Me, Already Being Part Of A Single Parent Household And Knowing It Was Just Me And My Mom, You'd Would Wake Up Times And Hope That The Next Day You'd Be Able To Be Alongside Your Mother Because She Was Out Trying To Make Sure That I Was Taken Care Of. But All I Cared About Was Her Being Home.

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For Me, Already Being Part Of A Single Parent Household And Knowing It Was Just Me And My Mom, You'd Would Wake Up Times And Hope That The Next Day You'd Be Able To Be Alongside Your Mother Because She Was Out Trying To Make Sure That I Was Taken Care Of. But All I Cared About Was Her Being Home.

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I've Got Extra Motivation That I Won't Talk About Right Now.

I Was Blessed With A God-given Talent And My Mother Raised Me The Right Way.

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I Never Rushed The Fact That I Wanted To Be In The Nba Or Rushed The Fact, You Know, They Asked Me About The Nba. I Always (unintelligible) Back To The Fact That I Just Love Playing With My Teammates.

You Have To Be Able To Accept Failure To Get Better.

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I'm Very, Very Confident In My Ability To See The Game - Even Before It's Played.

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