"People are moved by my story, but they're only moved by my story because of what I do on the court."
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"I love eating junk food. I'm a huge snacker, chips and candy."
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"I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though."
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"I'm a playmaker. I'm always attacking the rim and have somewhat of a reckless style. I try to be everywhere at once."
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"I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support!"
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"New York is fast paced, with enthusiastic fans and lots of media attention. Houston's slower paced, and there's more of a southern culture to the city. But both cities have unbelievable food."
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"Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won't necessarily help."
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"You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S."
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"I have an economics degree with a minor in sociology. The reason I have that is because I want to do a ministry in urban areas and help with underprivileged kids."
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"I just try to play as hard as I can every possession. If you're aware and you're high-energy, the ball will eventually bounce your way and you'll be able to make plays."
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"I love my family, I love my relatives. One special request I have is for the media back in Taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't even go to work without being bombarded and people following them."
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"I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to do anything that's extra flashy or freakishly athletic."
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"It seems like everybody's perception of me is very bipolar. To one group, it's overpaid, overrated; to another group, it's underpaid, underrated, underdog. It's funny to me because there's no real balance."
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"I just try to make sure that when I get there on the floor, I play as hard as I can and try to do everything I can to help the team win."
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"My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times."
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"My family used to call me an oversized kid and I think that's pretty accurate in some ways."
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"The change that I never fall into is the, 'I'm-above-you-look-at-me-do-stuff-for-me change.' The change that I'm hoping I get to is where I become wiser, smarter - where I put myself in situations that don't have a huge potential for disaster."
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"I was playing garbage minutes the first two to three weeks. There was definitely a little bit of 'what's going on?' in my prayers."
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"It's the off-the-court spotlight in terms of having people look at you in terms of analyzing every little thing you do in your life, or having less privacy in your day-to-day activities, that's an area I need to get more accustomed to."
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"From the sense of being an ambassador for Jesus Christ, hopefully, through my story and through all the improbables and the miracles that happened in my life, people are inspired or at least a little bit warmer to the idea of exploring who Jesus is."
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