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.

Being afraid on the court, means you're not confident of your skills

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.

You have to be able to say, OK, that happened back then. Now let's take it from here and see what happens. It would be very easy to hate people for the rest of your life, and some people have done that. You've got to deal with what's happening now and try to make things better.

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

Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.

My attitude going into training camp as a rookie was to impress. I wanted to impress my teammates, my coaches, the owners, everybody. I wanted them to say, ?This kid is special. This kid has the right mind, the right skills, the right motivation?.