We can learn from mistakes of others, whether they're kings or our parents. When we do learn those lessons, we're better equipped to make our own dreams come true.

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.

I'm the baddest among the bad guys.

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.

I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the director needed to have lived the culture of black Americans.