Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

Earn your leadership every day.

I don't go out and just try to score. I score because there is an opportunity to score.

I make shoes for white suburban kids, not the poor black kids. That would be like opening a restaurant for people without stomachs.

I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college.

I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more.

Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.