Iman Shumpert

I was always growing, so it made no sense for my mom and dad to load me up with a bunch of clothes. But I hated coming to school and feeling like a girl could be like, 'Iman's probably gon' wear this today.' So I would always have to mix and match and find a way to look different. I took a lot of pride in that.

In Chicago, growing up there, that's how we played. You play for something more than just yourself. You play to win, and that's all that really matters.

When I was growing up, all my cousins had high-top fades. I thought it would be cool to see how long I could grow a high-top.

When I was growing up, I didn't really have a lot of different things I could wear. As I got older, the more I could look different on an everyday basis, the better.

Having a routine makes for a better professional.

Back home, if you get scored on, you're the weak link. When I started getting good, they were like, 'If you're going to play on our team when we go play pick-up, and you start getting scored on, we're not going to let you play anymore.' I started learning how to help other people out with my defense.

I think early on in the league, my biggest problem was I tried to put out what I believe was an innocent fire because I felt it was a conflict with other stars.

The way I have played throughout my career has been sporadic.

With Cleveland, I think they did a great job in knowing what their team needed, and when I came, I just did my job, and they fully embraced me.

I'm playing basketball. It's my dream job. So I'm a pretty happy camper.

Usually, if I do a good job in the plus/minus category, I know I've had a good game.

I feel like I can defend three different positions: point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards who don't want to play too much in the post.