In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.

My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that's still what I do: teach.

Footwork is one of the primary prerequisites to becoming a great player

Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.

You have to work hard at staying in contact with your friends so that the relationships will continue and live on... Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.

Friendships, along with love, make life worth living.

To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.