Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

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

You know what I think? Very few people play because they love the game. Most of them play because they make good money. They keep playing because of the money. I could care less about it. If I don't love the game, no check is going to keep me playing.

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

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.

When I was young, I had to learn the fundamentals of basketball. You can have all the physical ability in the world, but you still have to know the fundamentals.

I know what's within me even if you can't see it yet...I have something more important than courage, I have patience. I will become what I know I am.