My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.
Basketball was always a game to me. One of the greatest things in life for me was to be able to play what I loved dearly and get paid for it. So it was always a game to me and that's how I perceived everything.
The best players will play. That's the way it will always be.
My name's been on this check for a week now.
First master the fundamentals.
You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.