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.

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.

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

Goals determine what you are going to be

I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for.

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

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