My parents and grandparents always made me feel fortunate. I'm in a position to help others feel the same. It's just in my heart and is something I feel very very strong about.

People think about, when you sell a million records, "Oh. You must be buying Ferrari's and living in mansions." It was never really like that.

If you're going to do something in your life do it 100%. Don't question it just go after it. If you don't believe in it or you're not honest with yourself it's not going to work and that's just something that I learned over the years.

Mahatma Gandhi was a man of peace and non-violence and lived by the Hindu principle of ahimsa, action based on refusal to do harm. As his war-strewn presidency shows, George Bush knows nothing about ahimsa and non-violence. Bush should reconsider this cynical, disrespectful display of symbolism.

They took one from us last time, so now we took one from them

It's really up to me to speed up my learning curve as a player so I can contribute in a much bigger way night in and night out.

It was a good feeling to have a lot of support. A lot of people respect me as a player but also as a person as well.