Quotes from DeMarcus Cousins

I don't like to be proved wrong.

A lot of the mistakes I made were my fault.

I'm a guy with a big heart who cares about people.

I grew up in a rough area, went to an all-black school, public school.

I'm just a basketball player. There's so much I can do on the floor.

This is a frustrating sport. There are a lot of emotions involved.

The first thing I got my mom when I got some money was a house.

I don't do things to be rewarded. I help people because it's the right thing to do.

When they say I'm a bad teammate and that I got a coach fired, that irritates the hell out of me. The biggest thing for me is to always have respect for my teammates. And then the whole Westphal thing - the man got himself fired. He was losing before I got here.

If you judge me only by my profession, you don't know me at all. Those people who do that? They'll never know me.

If you was somewhere walking down the street and somebody says something crazy to you, you're going to react. So just because it's a basketball event doesn't mean those emotions go out the door or us being a human being goes out the door. It's the same thing.

I've got a real problem when I know something is wrong or I feel something is wrong, I'm going to speak about it. I get it from my mother.

I'm a guy that a lot of people look up to. I haven't always handled situations the right way. That's why I have to continue to grow and be a better player, a better leader.

You make yourself be whatever the hell you want to be, at the end of the day.

If I started smiling all the time, people would say, 'DeMarcus must not care anymore.'

Social media is the devil. Absolute devil. Oh, my God. It's the worst thing ever.

There are ignorant individuals in every city.

I just don't go out of my way to impress anybody. You either appreciate me for who I am or you don't. That's just the way it is. I'm comfortable in my own skin.

I'm not going to sit here and say I'm innocent, because I've done things. But to get the reputation that I've got, I don't think I've done enough. I don't have a criminal record.

Sometimes I let some of the small things take over. It can be a simple thing, like a call going the wrong way, and it takes me all off.

I've been the type to just get up and go or I'm finding something to do, I'm on some type of grind every single day.

I've kind of been doubted my whole life. I use that as fuel to continue to push every single day.

If you were to ask me, I think my jersey will be hanging in the rafters when I retire in Sacramento.

I'm excited to contribute towards U.S.A. Basketball's winning legacy and continuing its tremendous reputation around the world.