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?.

I am competing with what I am capable of.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

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

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

If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.