You know, we always tried to rationalize by saying you take the good, you take the upside, you got to deal with the downside, you've to take the downside.

You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.

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.

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.

Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.