To have a strong community of people who believe in your potential can make all the difference in the world. So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago’s teens.

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.

I still have goals. Seeing those doubters out there, it's gonna be funny seeing them eat their words.

We got to win. Win no matter what. Trip, kick somebody, fight, bite. Whatever. Win.

As long as I have my faith in God, I'm good. I know everything else is going to come.

I can't wait to shock the doubters and prove I'm better and stronger than I was before.

My thing is just staying positive. Find that thing you love doing and dedicate yourself to it. You're going to have to sacrifice a lot of things if you want to achieve the goals you want to achieve.