I've always tried to tell myself that the work itself is the thing, that win, lose, or draw, the work is really what counts.

Goals determine what you are going to be

Goals determine what you're going to be.

I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.

In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life.

I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge.

And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.