When I traveled through Greece in the '90s, everything [Albert Hoxie] taught me came flooding back and I was able to appreciate the art and culture much more because of him.

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

I could have skated by as an athlete, but the world is so much bigger and more interesting than any one thing. I didn't want to be pigeonholed as just a jock. I'm also an author, a student of history, and I collect memorabilia from the Wild West. I'm also a son, a father, and a friend.

I don't know if I was the baddest. People kind of saw me in that light.

In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines.

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.

Ignorance is not something that lends itself to a meaningful discussion.