I like being by myself.

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.

I just shoot until I feel good.

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.