Saying that I wanted to be MVP, I wasn't trying to be cocky at all.

I knew that I put a lot of hard work in, in the summer, in the off season.

And I just wanted to push myself.

And that was about it.

And I want to thank the NBA, of course, for giving me this award, because it means a lot.

And it means a lot to the city of Chicago and the Bulls organization.

And I want to thank my teammates and the coaching staff, because without you all, I would not be up here talking to you all right now.

You all push me every single day, making sure that I play hard and play with passion and play team basketball.

And last but not least, I want to thank my mom, Brenda Rose, because my heart, the reason I play the way that I play, just everything, just knowing that days that I don't feel like going into practice, or I'm having a hard time, think about her when she had to wake me up, go to work, and just making sure that I'm all right and making sure the family is all right.

Those are hard days.

My days shouldn't be hard, because I love doing what I'm doing, and that's playing basketball.

So you keep me going every day, and I love you.

And I appreciate you being in my life.