Born on July 18th

"My music lives because of real players."

"I wrote my first piano piece when I was in 4th grade."

"I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant."

"I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary."

"Growing up in Poland, I didn't have the experience of going to Disneyland as a child, so I don't have any childhood memories connected to it, good or bad."

"I just listen to my Katy Perry. It's just her mood toward her music. She's always happy and perky. So, I mean, I like to be happy. Might as well listen to happy music."

"I just bring energy, try to put myself in a good mood, because you're not going to get through practice if you're drowsy, don't feel like doing nothing. Then it's going to be a long practice and coach is going to be all over you."

"Growing up, it was just me and my mom. I watched her struggle for 17 years, and when I was 19, I got a chance to pay off all of her debt after two paychecks. That's a crazy feeling."

"People who have a strong sense of determination about themselves, I feel like the sky is the limit for those types of people."

"I've just never liked giving up on anything."

"Different players play you different ways. Some players might be slow-footed so they got to backup. Some players might push you up. You've got to have a go-to that's a mix for both of them."

"You just gotta hang around people that are really outgoing, and you'll end up, before you know it, you'll be an outgoing person."

"Honestly I just shoot the ball and it goes in."

"I don't miss games. That's not me. That's how I'm built. I want to play."

"To raise a son by yourself and not having a car or not having the right income to make sure he can do all the things that he wants to do, but make him feel comfortable, is amazing."

"I'm an African-American man. I've got to live with that. I've got to be cautious everywhere I go."

"Imagine if a mob of Black people wanted to go in the White House. Imagine what'd happen. It'd be tear gas. It'd be rubber bullets. It'd be the whole nine yards."

"If I have friends in town visiting, we'll go get dinner, but if I'm just by myself, I'm at the house, watching random TV shows."

"I definitely want to be, long time down the road when my career ends, whenever somebody mentions a top-five center or top-five power forward, they always got to mention my name. That's how I want to be remembered."

"Growing up in a trailer, you think everything you get is good. I always thought it was a gift from God, because some people are out here struggling and on the street. We had warmth. We had clothes. We had a roof over our head."

"It doesn't matter if it's Spencer Dinwiddie, Taurean Prince, DeAndre Jordan, I'm trying to win that matchup every time."

"An organization believes in me to where I'm worth $163 million, possibly $200 million. When you put it in that form, the responsibility hits home."

"I'm a competitor. I like compete."

"My mom's never owned anything. I always wanted her to own something that she could say, 'This is mine' and feel good about it."

"My whole thing when I got in the NBA was I want to win a championship. The mindset hasn't changed."

"First year, I was in a real high pace running around and I couldn't pace myself."

"When you get in this profession, you want the coaches to put more on your plate."

"I've always got the thrill of just putting on that uniform and going out there and playing."

"I get to represent me and my family, but most importantly the Miami Heat."

"I'm thinking bigger picture; I want a championship."