People in general misunderstand me. I'm very aware of the stereotype that comes with being a basketball player. But I'm well-rounded. I'm cultured. It's funny: When I speak, people are like, "Wow! You can really talk." I'm like, "What did you expect?"

You can't be afraid to get back up and try again, and you really can't do that unless you acknowledge the failure.

Failure either breaks people or it makes them succeed.

I hate to lose. When I was a kid, I used to cry every time I lost a game, up until, like, the 8th grade. I used to go ballistic.

I never expected to leave college early-especially after just one year.

Schoolwork came kind of natural to me, but when I brought home a grade that wasn't up to par, my parents let me know it.

I liked being a kid. I liked being a student.