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Right
Michael to Kobe
Right
You can see that
I don't know that there's been a player that has influenced the game more than Steph
And you can certainly point to Hardin for sure in that era
Damian Lillard, for sure
But you're right
It started with Steph
Sure
I have an arm sleeve because of Alan Ivanhe, like, no bullshit
Listen, no bullshit
And Steph, I think he changed the influence with Steph, I think, is like, he fundamentally changed how we viewed how the game should be played with the three point shot, do you think? Cause part of the Steph thing in this three point revolution for a fan is that we have now simplified the NBA
All right, we're just gonna shoot a bunch of threes
My question to you, going back to that basketball intelligence piece, does the game require more basketball intelligence now or does it require less than when you first started
Alright, guys, if you like that video, please hit that subscribe button
Thank you for watching
We'll be back soon
I'm obsessed with it, with winter bus
And what makes me have sleepless nights is when you don't have everyone that feels the same way on your club
Like, it's times where I wish I was, like a tennis player or a golfer, where it was literally like, look in the mirror, mother is you versus you
There's no pressure
There's no pressure at all
I've been getting pressure since I was ten years old
I don't think there's no pressure for me because I'm doing something that I love to do, that's play the game of basketball
I think your surroundings, growing up, turns you into a dog
It's just in me, man
I love competing
I love winning
I love just, like, playing the game
Cause, I mean, I know at some point I ain't gonna be able to play it no more
Well, at that level, every season is like a movie, and I'll just
I'm, like, living in it like I'm the star in the movie
Like, I feel like Batman, Black Panther, all of them
Not only did I wanted to inspire to be a basketball player and or a football player professionally, to get my mom out of the situation, I wanted to have kids early to prove to my father that the way you did it was the absolute wrong way to do it
And I wanted to break the mold to where I want to be there and give him all the life skills I want to, you know, tell him, this is what your dad went through
This is how you approach it
This is how you go through it
Whenever I have a kid, not only is it going to be a junior, I'm going to do everything that this man didn't do
They're going to experience things that I didn't experience
Only that I could do is give them the blueprint, and it's up to them to take their own course
Whenever that time happens, all you can do and hope at the end of the road is that you've given your kids enough life lessons to where when it's time for them to live their life, then they can flourish on their own
I wouldn't pick my kids to stop playing ball, but I will stop ball to make sure my kids are straight
Everyone is so happy when we all on the same level
Exactly
And as soon as you able to become a little successful with anything in life, even as a kid, even as a 14 year old, 15 year old, people envy that
Of course I changed
I'm trying to better myself
Why haven't you changed? And that's the things that you have to deal with
Even as a kid growing up playing ball, I knew when I got drafted as an 18 year old kid that I could play the game of basketball and play it at a high level, even against grown men
One thing I didn't know is that the success I would have, I prayed on the success
I worked my tail off for the success, but had no idea the success I had
And it's just been very humbling and gratifying
The best teacher in life is experience, and I think over the course of my career, I've just gotten better with every facet of my game
There were times where I didn't really have a low post game
I wasn't a low post threat
There was times where I wasn't a threat from the mid range
There was times where I wasn't a threat from the outside
There were times where you could literally just try to bait me into doing things that I wasn't great at
For me, I always told myself, I'm going to commit to the game
I'm going to train, I'm going to prepare myself physically, mentally, spiritually, to give to the game
If you want to be great, it's a very, very small number of people who get the opportunity to do what we do and inspire people all over the world
For me, I'm trying to push the limit
What's the limit? I don't know
I hope
I don't know
I hope I never see it
To feel that adversity, to feel that tension is what brings out the best in us
You know, your whole motivation, besides trying to win the game, obviously, is to shutting up the opposing fans and opposing crowd
I set out a goal two years
When I came back to bring a championship to the city, I gave everything that I had
I poured my heart, my blood, my sweat, my tears to this game
And against all odds, against all odds
I don't know why we want to take the hardest road
I don't know why the man above gives me the hardest road, but it's nothing man above gonna put you in situations that you can't handle
And I just kept that same positive attitude
Like, instead of saying, why me saying, this is what he want me to do, I'm true to the game, and I know what I bring to the table
And I came back for a reason
I came back to bring a championship to our city
I knew what I was capable of doing
I knew what I learned in the last couple years that I was gone
And when I came back, I knew
I had the right ingredients and the right blueprint to help this franchise get back to it, to a place that we've never been
At the end of the day, the man above has given me a guide giving ability, and I just try to take full advantage of it, win, lose or draw, no matter what
At the end of my career, you would never get someone to say that he didn't leave it out on the floor
Wins and losses and ties and things that happens throughout the course of life, it's just how you pick yourself up
It's how you continue to get better and better
And the difference between me and a lot of other people, or a lot of people play the game of basketball, they get so in depth and so deep about, you know, putting everything in the game of basketball
I'm just
I'm true to who I am
I'm true to my family, I'm true to my teammates
I'm true to my craft
And then at the end of the day, whatever happens, happens
So, you know, I could care less about a finals record
I could care less if I don't, you know, play well at this game or, you know, if my teammates don't show up because I know how much I put into the game, and nobody can ever take that away from me
As far as being an NBA player, how to approach it, how your body and things of that nature, you know, how do you continue to, you know, stay consistent? I've learned all of that on my own, all on the fly, because I never had somebody that I could go to, and nobody ever kind of lended their hand to me
So I've kind of just figured it out
I never cheated the game
I never cheated the game
I never cheated the process

Right

Michael to Kobe

Right

You can see that

I don't know that there's been a player that has influenced the game more than Steph

And you can certainly point to Hardin for sure in that era

Damian Lillard, for sure

But you're right

It started with Steph

Sure

I have an arm sleeve because of Alan Ivanhe, like, no bullshit

Listen, no bullshit

And Steph, I think he changed the influence with Steph, I think, is like, he fundamentally changed how we viewed how the game should be played with the three point shot, do you think? Cause part of the Steph thing in this three point revolution for a fan is that we have now simplified the NBA

All right, we're just gonna shoot a bunch of threes

My question to you, going back to that basketball intelligence piece, does the game require more basketball intelligence now or does it require less than when you first started

Alright, guys, if you like that video, please hit that subscribe button

Thank you for watching

We'll be back soon

I'm obsessed with it, with winter bus

And what makes me have sleepless nights is when you don't have everyone that feels the same way on your club

Like, it's times where I wish I was, like a tennis player or a golfer, where it was literally like, look in the mirror, mother is you versus you

There's no pressure

There's no pressure at all

I've been getting pressure since I was ten years old

I don't think there's no pressure for me because I'm doing something that I love to do, that's play the game of basketball

I think your surroundings, growing up, turns you into a dog

It's just in me, man

I love competing

I love winning

I love just, like, playing the game

Cause, I mean, I know at some point I ain't gonna be able to play it no more

Well, at that level, every season is like a movie, and I'll just

I'm, like, living in it like I'm the star in the movie

Like, I feel like Batman, Black Panther, all of them

Not only did I wanted to inspire to be a basketball player and or a football player professionally, to get my mom out of the situation, I wanted to have kids early to prove to my father that the way you did it was the absolute wrong way to do it

And I wanted to break the mold to where I want to be there and give him all the life skills I want to, you know, tell him, this is what your dad went through

This is how you approach it

This is how you go through it

Whenever I have a kid, not only is it going to be a junior, I'm going to do everything that this man didn't do

They're going to experience things that I didn't experience

Only that I could do is give them the blueprint, and it's up to them to take their own course

Whenever that time happens, all you can do and hope at the end of the road is that you've given your kids enough life lessons to where when it's time for them to live their life, then they can flourish on their own

I wouldn't pick my kids to stop playing ball, but I will stop ball to make sure my kids are straight

Everyone is so happy when we all on the same level

Exactly

And as soon as you able to become a little successful with anything in life, even as a kid, even as a 14 year old, 15 year old, people envy that

Of course I changed

I'm trying to better myself

Why haven't you changed? And that's the things that you have to deal with

Even as a kid growing up playing ball, I knew when I got drafted as an 18 year old kid that I could play the game of basketball and play it at a high level, even against grown men

One thing I didn't know is that the success I would have, I prayed on the success

I worked my tail off for the success, but had no idea the success I had

And it's just been very humbling and gratifying

The best teacher in life is experience, and I think over the course of my career, I've just gotten better with every facet of my game

There were times where I didn't really have a low post game

I wasn't a low post threat

There was times where I wasn't a threat from the mid range

There was times where I wasn't a threat from the outside

There were times where you could literally just try to bait me into doing things that I wasn't great at

For me, I always told myself, I'm going to commit to the game

I'm going to train, I'm going to prepare myself physically, mentally, spiritually, to give to the game

If you want to be great, it's a very, very small number of people who get the opportunity to do what we do and inspire people all over the world

For me, I'm trying to push the limit

What's the limit? I don't know

I hope

I don't know

I hope I never see it

To feel that adversity, to feel that tension is what brings out the best in us

You know, your whole motivation, besides trying to win the game, obviously, is to shutting up the opposing fans and opposing crowd

I set out a goal two years

When I came back to bring a championship to the city, I gave everything that I had

I poured my heart, my blood, my sweat, my tears to this game

And against all odds, against all odds

I don't know why we want to take the hardest road

I don't know why the man above gives me the hardest road, but it's nothing man above gonna put you in situations that you can't handle

And I just kept that same positive attitude

Like, instead of saying, why me saying, this is what he want me to do, I'm true to the game, and I know what I bring to the table

And I came back for a reason

I came back to bring a championship to our city

I knew what I was capable of doing

I knew what I learned in the last couple years that I was gone

And when I came back, I knew

I had the right ingredients and the right blueprint to help this franchise get back to it, to a place that we've never been

At the end of the day, the man above has given me a guide giving ability, and I just try to take full advantage of it, win, lose or draw, no matter what

At the end of my career, you would never get someone to say that he didn't leave it out on the floor

Wins and losses and ties and things that happens throughout the course of life, it's just how you pick yourself up

It's how you continue to get better and better

And the difference between me and a lot of other people, or a lot of people play the game of basketball, they get so in depth and so deep about, you know, putting everything in the game of basketball

I'm just

I'm true to who I am

I'm true to my family, I'm true to my teammates

I'm true to my craft

And then at the end of the day, whatever happens, happens

So, you know, I could care less about a finals record

I could care less if I don't, you know, play well at this game or, you know, if my teammates don't show up because I know how much I put into the game, and nobody can ever take that away from me

As far as being an NBA player, how to approach it, how your body and things of that nature, you know, how do you continue to, you know, stay consistent? I've learned all of that on my own, all on the fly, because I never had somebody that I could go to, and nobody ever kind of lended their hand to me

So I've kind of just figured it out

I never cheated the game

I never cheated the process