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 just feel that at this particular time in my career, I've reached the pinnacle of my career, I've achieved a lot in that short amount of time, if you want to call it short, but I just feel that I don't have anything else to myself to prove.

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.

If you don't back it up with performance and hard work, talking doesn't mean a thing.

Winning isn't always championships.

Drugs have been in the game for a long time. They were there when I was in college, and even in high school. It's in life. It's in business. It's everywhere.

Basketball isn't my job.