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I've worked on my game to the point where anything they've asked of me, I try to come through and do it for them, whether that's defending, making plays, being a decoy, or knocking down shots and being a scorer.

I found out some of the spots on the floor that I like to shoot - do my little floater shots, my pull-up shots, being able to get all the way to the rim. By me doing that, it's kind of opened up my 3-point shot.

A lot of coaches might yank you after the first couple shots don't go in.

Making the tough shots and leaning in a certain way and a fadeaway and stuff like that, those are tough shots, but those are shots you have to learn to make in this league.

On the off days, you have to come in and try to maintain your rhythm, just try to keep everything together. I sometimes come by myself, or some of my boys, get up a few shots, not too much, before or after practice. I always find time to get some shots up.

I've got to learn how to create shots for others.

I can make shots, definitely, and I can play defense.

In 'The Apprentice,' they don't re-do shots, it's all one-take. We literally follow the decisions that the candidates make.

You've gotta play a head game; especially blocking shots, you've gotta make it hard. You're playing against the best of the best: they're not gonna go straight to the basket, do a layup. You've gotta lure them into some shots.

Being quick off the ground helps you block shots.

When the frame's safe, I like to let myself go a bit; play a few more entertaining shots rather than just getting the frame over and done with.

I got into pool tournaments when I was five, playing every weekend in competitions. Then one day I started playing snooker. I learnt by practising on my own, repeating the same shots again and again, and watching other players and copying what they did.

I play a lot quicker, in quite an attacking style, play a few little crazy shots sometimes that other players wouldn't take.

What I need to do is relax, take my time, and make my shots count. That will give me more energy later in the fights but also allow me to throw the punches harder.

I've always felt that when I've been successful in red-ball cricket it has been because I've left the ball well and sometimes in cricket the shots you don't play are more important than the ones you do.

In college we could take tough shots and your field goal percentage would go down.

I don't want to start thinking about my swing mid-round because I can't hit 10 balls to fix it, right? So I just try to play and hit the shots and execute.

I never get tired of running. But sometimes I can lose the rhythm on my shots and it will fail short. That's a different type of tiredness. And sometimes I feel loggy at the start of a game and have to work it out, like a sluggish car on the cold morning that has to be warmed up.

Obviously, you hope to make shots. But you can't put too much pressure on yourself to make it, because whether or not they go in, you're creating space everybody else.

You've got to be able to guard hard and then work yourself offensively to get shots.

If I get a chance, high pick and roll more. I want some triple doubles. I've got to get my handle right so I can pass and get it to guys where they can make shots.