"Jayson Tatum, he was telling people around USA basketball—this was something that people around USA basketball heard—he really took that motivation from what happened at the Olympics. He has MVP goals in his mind, whether that's this year. But that is fully on his mind as far as what he can accomplish in this league. You look at everything he's done already at such a young age, winning a championship. That is the next step for him, to rise to that MVP level."
"It was a lot. In the age of social media, you see everything. You see all the tweets and the people on the podcasts and people on TV giving their opinion on whether they thought it was a good decision or it was an outrageous decision or whatever. Obviously, I wanted to contribute more, and I've never been in (this) situation. I started playing basketball at (age) 3 at the YMCA, and I've never not played, so it was different and it was challenging."
"Did I need any extra motivation coming into the season? No, I'm not gonna lie. This is already the most motivated I’ve ever been and that’s without even looking at the Olympics. So for me, this is just added fuel to the fire for me to take this season to another level."
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