The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life.

Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.

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

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 think that my God-given physical attributes, big hands, and big feet, the way that I'm built, proportion-wise, just made basketball the most inviting sport for me to play.

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