You've got to be a Lakers fan growing up in L.A. with all these championships.

- Akeem Ayers

Martin Luther King Jr. was a great teacher and just a great person in general.

- Akeem Ayers

My great grandma, she's in her 80s, so she tells me a lot about the things she's seen. I learn a lot from her.

- Akeem Ayers

It's intense in every sport. No matter what, USC vs. UCLA is crazy. Especially when it comes down to football and basketball, it's just nuts.

- Akeem Ayers

Lakers just been taking care of business for a long time now. It's easy to love them.

- Akeem Ayers

I saw a lot of people taking the wrong routes, coming up as a kid, just doing the wrong things.

- Akeem Ayers

I just always loved watching the History Channel and stuff like that. I could come home from school and just watch it all day. It just interested me.

- Akeem Ayers

You see guys getting in trouble, but you also see the good in people. It's just a matter of always learning.

- Akeem Ayers