My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain. I can only describe the pain as being submerged into a vat of scalding acid that has an electric current running through it. And you can never get out, ever.

But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

What a pathetic play from a pathetic human being.

Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else's success?

Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.

I like a lot of other music and listen to a lot of other music, but one of the greatest things about the Grateful Dead is they played all the time.