Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.

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.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

I think what has happened to our basketball team, we've been badly distracted. They're not reading too many positive things in the paper.

The last five or six days, I've been running. The last two days, I've been running pretty hard. Everybody's got to be someplace.

We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us—anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.

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.