Sometimes if you talk trash, you end up taking out the garbage.

There were times my immaturity kept me from being all I wanted to be.

I've always been taught that basketball is a team game and greater than the sum of its parts.

I knew, despite playing in the NBA, that I would have to prepare for another career or vocation for when my playing days were over, in order to maintain relevancy. I didn't want to become known for what I used to do.

Getting a well-rounded education and developing a love of learning that hopefully will continue to last my lifetime certainly helped prepare me to understand what's coming at me in this world and to adapt.

I'm concerned that young people, far too often, abdicate their responsibilities of learning and adapting and give that over to people who may not always have their best interests at heart.

Sometimes if you talk trash, you end up taking out the garbage.