My mother and father stressed education and always made sure we had a place to study and books to read.

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

I'm not nearly as much of a fan of the NBA as I was maybe 10 or 15 years ago, or certainly as I was when I was a player. It's become more entertainment focused, and less focused on the purity of the game.

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

I can't say there was one thing in particular that helped prepare me for life beyond basketball except for the exposure to college and that laboratory, that allows us to learn who and what we are, and to be able to utilize that knowledge in real life.

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.

My mother and father stressed education and always made sure we had a place to study and books to read.