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.

Because if you're going to lose, lose. I'm serious.

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

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

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

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

The important thing is this Just because I'm doing well doesn't mean that they're going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.