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

The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.

You know I was a shy guy and people didn't know that and still don't know it today. I'm sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.

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

The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.

For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball. There's winning and there's losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what's never been acceptable to me is quitting.