We overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

The most important thing to me is the friends that I've made.

To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.

Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire."

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my profession. I was not immediately good at basketball. It did not come easy. It came as the result of a lot of hard work and self-sacrifice. The rewards, where they worth it? One thousand times over.