When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems.

We're beating a lot of poor teams. So what? We won a lot of games last year, too. Will Horace and Bill still be playing at this level in the playoffs...Can Pip keep it up?

I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.

It's not about the shoes, it's what you do in them.

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 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 do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.