When you've never had something, you want it worse than anything.

Leadership is something I was born with.

How can U fairly assess someone from the outside looking in ... majority of the times you will be wrong.

If I were president? First thing I'd do is take care of the schoolteachers. I'm not saying we should start 'em out with six figures, but in some places they've got to be mother, father, brother, sister, and mentor. They're real important people. Let's give 'em a raise - and attract the best people to the job.

I think everybody has their own unique style.

I want to retire in New York, let's be quite frank. I think a lot of people jumped the gun when I said I wanted to be a free agent. And yeah, I want people to come to play in New York. I want them to want to play in New York. I want New York to be that place where guys want to come play.

As a good player in the inner city, you're always hearing people saying that you're better than you really are and that you don't have to do things like everybody else.