Quotes from Kawhi Leonard

I remember being a teenager and watching 40-year-old Michael Jordan compete in his final All-Star game.

My dad leaving my life. That's the biggest thing that happened to me. I just remember what he tells me, the memories, and try to move on forward each day, knowing that he's still here, looking down on me.

I just try to play every game like it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

Whoever I'm playing against, I go in and try to stop their best scorer and try to get myself going on the offensive end.

I look at film, but more than watching individual players, I'm trying to watch a team's whole offensive scheme. I'm trying to know their tendencies so I can... guess. That's what it comes down to, really, making the best guess.

I'm just living in the moment, trying to win every game. That's all I'm focused on.

Winning is motivation.

Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.

I don't watch ESPN, don't listen to the radio. I just go home and deal with my family.

My hands make me a little longer, and that's always a good thing.

It's just a great feeling, once you have a child.

It's how I've been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on the other team.

I'm just a low-key guy.

I want the kids to know that it's not a myth that somebody from their city plays and wins in the NBA. I just want to influence them to work hard and do whatever they want to do in life, whether it's to be a basketball player or scientist... if they believe in themselves, they can do anything.

When I'm away from basketball, I hang out with my friends, chill, and that's about it.

I was good. I probably could have gone to the NFL. I just hated practice.

I didn't work out with Kobe. I don't know where that came from. I wish I could have.

I've been working hard to be one of the focal points in the NBA, one of the top guys.

Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college - and now.

I'm just trying to pass Tim Duncan in championships if I can one day. That's my motivation; that's what I strive for. Tim is one of the greatest players who has ever played, so if I could get close or reach that plateau and have my name on that list.

I just think repetition and getting the game reps shooting the ball in games really helps, rather than just practicing. You can get game timing.

I don't eat the same meal or at the same time every single day. You get tired of that real quick. I just try to make sure whatever I'm eating is fresh and clean and good for my body. That's about it.

When I was growing up, I didn't have a hometown hero.

Tony Allen is a good defender, very smart.