A leader can't make excuses. There has to be quality in everything you do. Off the court, on the court, in the classroom.

I would never play an extra year for money. I play the game because I love it. I just so happen to get paid. If I don't feel I still enjoy the game, I can care less what a year is worth. I'm not going to play the game just because of money.

I Own the guy guarding me

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.

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up.

Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.