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

Maybe it’s my own fault. Maybe I led you to believe it was easy when it wasn’t. Maybe I made you think my highlights started at the free throw line, and not in the gym. Maybe I made you think that every shot I took was a game winner. That my game was built on flash, and not fire. Maybe it’s my fault that you didn’t see that failure gave me strength; that my pain was my motivation. Maybe I led you to believe that basketball was a God given gift, and not something I worked for every single day of my life. Maybe I destroyed the game. Or maybe you’re just making excuses.

I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.

I took cooking classes when I was younger; girls weren't interested in me, and I thought I may be alone for the rest of my life.

There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail

Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else

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