If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Nothing of value comes without being earned.

I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college.

My most memorable dunk, that I think about very, very often, is the Patrick Ewing dunk.

Work ethics eliminates fear.