In my late teens, like many a devout Catholic boy, I considered the priesthood and even went as far as discussing the idea at a seminary in Belfast but hesitated. I decided to focus on physics at university, another way perhaps to contemplate the mysteries of reality.

I've played with Mardy Fish a lot. Played with him, I think, two years ago in one of the weekend rounds.

We just forced them into tough shots that whole overtime. It was a classic five minutes that we needed.

There's more to life than basketball. The most important thing is your family and taking care of each other and loving each other no matter what.

You don't have to live anybody else's story.

I really cherish everything that basketball brings; and I think, for me, it's been a great ride and I'm not done yet.

When you get out in the field, it's just like any other game. You want to be the same player, the same team that has gotten them to that point. I don't think you have to do anything special. Just be yourself and allow all the time you put in that take over and get the job done.