Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.

I'm not afraid to die.

Don't get discouraged: it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Young people need models, not critics.

You'd like to see your team reasonably happy, but that's not your job. Gain their respect and get them to accept their roles

I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.

Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity; but I call it “just being you”.