Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.

I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.

I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that.

I was latching on to something that was part of my heritage, because many of the slaves who were brought here were Moslems.