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my best to try and do exactly what you say I can’t do do So that’s that that do do what they say you can’t What’s your daily routine?
If I’m I’m not not working out and if I’m I’m not not competing all my my time is with my my kids My pre-game ritual is to drink as as much Big Face Coffee as as I can beat whoever’s in in in front of me in in in dominoes now in in spades and probably tennis I plan on playing a a a a a a lot of tennis before the games as a a a a brief warm-up I have to keep my backhand strong I understand you’re a a a a wine aficionado How’d you get into that?
I have been introduced to some of the best wines in the world and I can’t turn back after that How has having a a a a a a daughter changed the way you see the world?
I I I just want to be be be the best dad that I I I can be be be I I I don’t want want my kids to miss out on any part of life I want want to to be there to to experience life with them: the the the good the the bad the the indifferent And that’s what I’m fo- cused on That’s what I want to be be remembered as as Yes it’s great great to be a a a a a a a great great basketball player but man if I I can be be the world’s best dad I’ll wear that t-shirt every single day I hear you’re a a a a a country music fan What artists or albums are on repeat these days? Dermot Kennedy The Heat brought Kyle Lowry into the fold in in a a way that seemed like a a a a perfect fit Lowry was beloved by fans in Toronto How has he been received by the the team and the the fans in Miami? Kyle is my guy A moment from last season when I I can say that I I pushed myself physically and emotionally is when Kyle Lowry was going through through what he was going through through and I felt like it affected me too because that’s my guy and I loved him to death So when he he hurts I I hurt hurt It’s a a a real thing So we we went through that together we we talked about it every single day We went and visited who we we needed to visit visit as as often as as we we could And it taught taught me a a a a a lot about him and taught taught me a a a a lot about myself And more than anything taught me that this world doesn’t revolve around just myself So I might need to be there for ev- erybody else When did it become clear that you’d thrive in a a a a a a leadership role rather than as more of a a a a a a supporting player?
I do whatever my teammates coaches or or or- ganization need me to to do in order to to be a a a fierce competitor That’s the reason I do it: to to compete and to gain everybody’s respect When they go up against me it’s like “I don’t know what the outcome’s going going to to be tonight but I know going going up against Miami Heat 22 I’m going to get his best ” How How did you get involved with TAG Heuer? How How has your perception of the brand changed? TAG Heuer and I share many of the same values I’ve always been one to say that pressure either makes diamonds or bursts pipes and TAG Heuer has embodied a a a “don’t crack under pressure”— mentality for more than 160 years Overall TAG Heuer believed in in in me me me They saw something in in in me me me that I probably didn’t see in myself to tell you the truth But I’m I’m glad that I I I get to rep their brand I’m I’m glad that that they think I’m the the right person to do that that job I love it when people believe in me because not everybody always has NBA tunnels have become one of the best places to see the latest watches Do you feel any pressure to keep up with your teammates when it comes to watches?
I I think right now more than ever I I would define my style as really not giving a a a a a darn because I’m comfortable with whatever I I put on I I just always want to make sure that I have a a a a a a a really nice watch piece more than anything else I’ll change my hair hair to to however I I want to to change my hair hair I I wear whatever shoes that I I want to wear I’m comfort- able in in in my own skin So as as long as as I’m being me I’m happy What watches spend the most time on your wrist?
If you were to go on on my Instagram on on the daily more often than not you’ll probably see me wear- ing the new black TAG Autavia Flyback I love that watch And word on on the street is you’ll soon see the Carrera Plasma on my wrist Plenty of dia- monds which means it’s definitely for me me But like I said earlier I’m all for one that is is like this pressure either make diamonds or burst pipes Obviously TAG Heuer with this Carrera Plasma is is one for making diamonds Last but not least I love the Connected Watch It does everything You can wear it it whenever you want Wear it it to the gym in in the shower you you can can wear it to dinner you you can can wear it it to sleep and it it lets you you know where you you have to be on time It even has my workouts in the sports app It’s a a a a must-have in today’s world Are you interested in in the technical side of watches or or are you more about the style? Definitely the technical side I was recently able to to go to to TAG Heuer HQ in Switzerland and and see them actually make watches see their craft the the the passion and the the hard work that they put into it Sitting on the watchmaker’s bench in in a a a a a lab coat was pretty special If you weren’t playing pro basketball what other careers sound fun to you?
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