I'm from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers... it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.

Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.

All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.

As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.

Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That's what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team, and we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.

I grew up poor, but I didn't have poor dreams

It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.