Quotes from O. J. Mayo

If you rode to my mother's house, it's still a two-bedroom house, one floor. She still drives the same Toyota Corolla that she drove for the last three years and is still trying to meet ends. So for them to say I received $30,000 or whatever the case is, I definitely don't think that's enough to sell out myself and my family.

I signed my first autograph when I was 11.

Taking the game away is probably the closest thing to jail that I'll get to.

I was real close with Jason Kidd.

I feel like the sky's the limit, and anything could happen.

I've just been eating, sleeping basketball.

I'm just looking forward to going out there and getting the opportunity to show that I'm a starting guard in this league and I can compete with the other starting guards in this league and compete at a high level.

You don't want to be ball chasing or really forcing the issue because that looks bad. You've got to just take what they give you and have an opportunity to knock down some shots.

When you mess up, teams wonder whether they want to put their hands on you. I respect that. They can only go by a rap sheet or a resume.

Magic Johnson didn't play the style that Larry Bird did, and Michael Jordan sure didn't play the style that Magic or Bird played.

I just miss being around my mother. I'm her boy. I'm a momma's boy.

I've got a short memory span.

If your shot is broke, you at least want to shoot it comfortably. You want to be comfortable shooting a broke shot. You don't want to be uncomfortable shooting a broke shot.

I did a paper on why is race so uncomfortable to discuss. Is it because you don't want to bring up bad history in America? You want to be conscious of whatever you say about that because it's a serious point.

I understand compliance and I understand the rules. Any meal, I wouldn't pay for everybody but I would at least pay my end.

I knew guys in my neighborhood who should have made it somewhere but got stuck. I wasn't raised like that.

Attending USC has been such a great experience for me and has really helped prepare me for my next step in life.

I was a struggling college student like everyone else. I bicycled to class.

There are just so many substances that are considered banned substances because in some way it could help your performance on the court. As athletes, we should be responsible for what we put in our bodies.