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.

All 14 guys on the team have sacrificed something to get to this point.

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.

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

Every time I rise up, I have confidence that I'm going to make it.

Being a father kind of gives you something more to play for.

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