The ones who become stars or superstars are the ones who have a head on their shoulders and know how to use it.

And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

Goals determine what you're going to be.

I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.

My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about.

When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has say so but, the balance of power is definitely with the players.

If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.