I've got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops, their basketball clock stops.

I know that all good things must come to an end and I've had an incredible ride. I just want to end it on the right note.

So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that.

I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests.

I listen to myself. I listen to my body, my mind, I follow my heart.

There's nobody else on the face of this earth that's playing a sport at a highest level... with a transplant. That alone continues to inspire me, because I realize throughout the whole world the struggles that people are going through. I need to inspire them the best way I can.

I think in every lesson there's a blessing, and there's so many blessings from all the lessons I've had to go through in life.