When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.

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.

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

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

I grabbed 19 rebounds in my first professional game, and somehow found a way to score 20 points. I felt real good about it. I felt that this was the beginning of something good.

I am very proud to be featured, especially when you consider the outstanding champions who have had this honor. It is great company to be in.

I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports.