One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family 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.

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

Goals determine what you're going to be.

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.

There's the typical books, Moby Dick and, I guess in my adult life I began to read biographies more than fiction. I started to want to relate to other people's lives, things that had really happened.

I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.