Quotes from Kyle Lowry

You grow up rough, you think differently. You think you've got to protect yourself at all times. I didn't want any help. I thought I could do everything by myself, which you can't.

Going through rough times will only make me and my team stronger.

I'll never be satisfied with where my game is. I always think I can get better.

My kids know who I am on the basketball court, but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter about the basketball. I am their dad, and that is all that matters.

Personally, I take it really seriously and it bothers me when I don't play well.

I do play with a chip on my shoulder. That's who I am. That's how Philadelphia basketball players are raised.

I know what I wanna be and what I don't wanna be, which is an absent parent. I wanna be hands-on.

Canadians are all over the world. When they get a chance to support their team and show up, they've been doing it.

It's cool to make the playoffs. It's not cool to lose in the first round anymore. The goal is to make the Finals.

In the playoffs, all eyes are on you.

I believe that every single game in the Playoffs, round 1 to Eastern Conference Finals, every single game is a different game.

I've always been a guy that's worked hard, and I think the coaches see that.

Gregg Popovich is one of the best coaches in the history of the NBA.

My job is to get my shots up, to come to work, to watch film and get out of there. I don't get into the management and coaching side, that's their job - that's what they get paid for.

I want to be that consistent all year. I want to play the same way all 82 games. I want to be consistent every night.

I don't want to be a guy that's just out there to be out there; I want to play and contribute.

I don't count no one else's money. I want everyone to be taken care of and be able to take care of their families and be successful.

I don't have a crew. I have a small family. I never let anybody from the outside in, because I didn't want anybody to say they did anything for me down the line.

I just go out there and try to help my team win no matter what.

I don't mind being a second fiddle. I don't mind that. I don't care whatever happens, whatever helps my team get a championship is what I want to do. Whatever helps my team win is what I want to do.

At the end of the day, if I become an All-Star, it's because of my teammates.

I expect a lot. And, I hold my teammates accountable and they've got to hold me accountable.

Go out there and play hard, understand your teammates, understand the other team's gameplan, understand your coaches' philosophies and what they want you to do. There's nothing better than showing, though; more than talking, you have to make your actions speak louder than words.

I love my teammates and I'll go out there and play for them, and that's who I play for every night.