When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day. I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.

I never think that there's something I can't do, whether it's beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.

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

I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.

When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.

Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.