It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.