Quotes from DeMarcus Cousins

The competitive spirit of basketball is slowly leaking out. Taking pride in one-on-one defense is slowly leaking out. It's more about selling calls and flopping.

I'm all about being a role model to kids. I enjoy doing it, and I like putting smiles on kids' faces.

I'm goofy. I like to have fun. I'm always joking around.

I grew up in a household where we watched a lot of comedy. It's just something I've always enjoyed.

I love giving local kids and families the chance to experience Kings basketball for the first time.

People say they hate having fake people around, but when you keep it real, they hate you even more. People don't like the truth.

Hopefully with my so-called celebrity, I can help open more people's eyes to Epilepsy disorders.

No matter how much time there is, if guys can come together and mesh and play with some type of chemistry, you're going to win games.

I never in a million years would have thought I would end up with Golden State.

I know my mindset. I know how hard I work at my craft.

I get out in the 'hoods. I want to go to the worst, the grimiest places. That's where I want to be. Those are usually the kids or the communities that kind of get left behind or forgotten about. I feel like I was in that situation at one point. That's where my mindset is and that's what I stand for.

I'm a Mobile, Alabama kid.

I'm big when it comes to respect. But it's a two-way street, in my eyes.

One of my biggest fears is to be proven wrong by somebody that doesn't agree with me or doesn't have my best interest at heart. With that being said I'm always seeking to prove those types of people wrong.

We in a nasty business, at times. I don't even say that in a good or bad way. It's just no place to get too emotional.

Some of my technicals, I don't even understand. I see some of those technicals other players get, and I compare them to mine and they're completely unfair.

Putting a smile on kids, putting a smile on families' faces, changing people's lives with your so-called status and celebrity with your so-called impact, that's reality.

I love the game. I think that's obvious, and I'm very passionate in what I do.

Coming into the league, everyone said I was going to be fat, I was the next Oliver Miller. I had all these red flags. I just feel I was never given a fair chance coming in.

The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympic Games is one of the greatest honors I've experienced in my career.

God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.

I'm grateful for every opportunity. I learned the hard way.

I love it here in New Orleans.

Health is probably the No. 1 thing that gets overlooked for a player.