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

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.

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.

Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real.

Basketball isn't my job.

The key to success is failure