No matter where you put me, I don't care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I'm going to be who I am.

Training
Paul is one of many prominent NBA players who participates in private workouts with Idan Ravin. On February 4 he underwent arthroscopic surgery performed by renowned sports physician James Andrew in Florida. Paul was a gifted athlete going to the national Pop Warner football championships as a quarterback and linebacker on the Lewisville Titans Junior Pee Wee team and winning several 14U AAU national tournaments in basketball.

Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Christopher "Chris" Emmanuel Paul (born May 6 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake Forest University.