Because I want every kid to be viewed as a person rather than as a member of a certain race does not mean that I'm not black enough. . . . Do they want me to be positive just for black kids and negative for everybody else?

I wasn't really a work conscious type of person.

Nothing of value comes without being earned.

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise

Enjoy every minute of life. Never second-guess life.

I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me.

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.