My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars' worth of work.

To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll or sunlight, that fills you up and makes you naturally want to do your best.

My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.

We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.

I've been fortunate to meet and work with a lot of really smart people. The thing that strikes me most about them is how they continue to explore and learn every day. I have tried to apply that approach in my modest career as well.

A rebounder, or a shot-blocker for that matter, is always at a disadvantage if he tells himself the only way he can succeed is by out jumping the guy next to him. Sometimes he will have to, but most of the time he will not. Most of my rebounds came from positioning, where I was able to get the ball while in heavy traffic.