Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach – he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. Coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life. My heart goes out to Linnea and their kids. We've lost a great man who had an incredible impact on his players, his staff and the entire UNC family.

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

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.

I want to play for years.

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.