Success is born out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive.

I can speak volumes about the guy sitting next to me. You look at his stat line tonight, he had a lot of foul trouble and didn't really get going, but when he was in there, he was defending. He was playing physical, and he was doing everything he could to help us win.

I'm pretty much on the "eat whatever you can diet," just to get calories in, so I can maintain myself throughout the season.

He credited his teammates, who he thanked in turn, with challenging him every day and driving him forward and making him a better player.

Kids put life into perspective. I never have a bad day. Life happens and you get bad news sometime, or things don't go your way at work - for me that might mean I lose a game or not play well - but that doesn't affect my mood from day to day. I love going home and seeing the smiles on my daughters' faces being happy to see me, and that makes everything all right.

Basketball was mine, and that's what's carried me to this point.

We overload in our workouts so that the game slows down in real life. It helps you become a smarter basketball player.