If I have an agenda or a goal, no one is going to deter me from what I want to do.

You always have to focus in life on what you want to achieve.

Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge.

I viewed it as a business, but I always viewed it as a game. An opportunity to show my skills, my basketball skills, amongst the best in the world.

Be optimistic about everything in life.

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.

I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.