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

Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.

With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential.

But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them.

The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.

To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.

That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned.