Even today a lot of people know me because of my grandfather.

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

Keep practicing. Never let someone tell you you're too small or too slow.

You only get a chance to live your dream once, and I'm living mine right now.

Every now and then you're going to get beaten, but we work hard.

Ive been fortunate to be short my entire life. Theres only one position Ive ever had to play, and thats point guard. So Ive always had to be that leader. And that was my job: you know, to talk.

No matter where you put me, I don't care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I'm going to be who I am.

Being close ain't good enough.

I hate losing more than I like winning

Exercise and good nutrition helped make me what I am today and are critical in allowing me stay on top of my game.

I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't money; it's my time.

Failed efforts are there for you to examine and learn from.

I'm a mom first. That's all I really care about - being a good mom and a good wife. The writing always comes second for me.

I stared at the television in shock, watching as my private life was revealed to the world.

My poetry is a game. My life is a game. But I am not a game.

In Africa, we have the bush meat trade, which means that, on a very large scale, animals are being killed in the forests and sold in the cities as a luxury food.

Whoever regards human beings as a herd and flees them as swiftly as he can will no doubt be overtaken by them and impaled on theirhorns.

Every American has the right to feel safe in their schools, in their churches, in their movie theaters, and in their nightclubs.

Old age is a powerful disguise.

Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; character is what you have when you go away.

A dream is unrehearsed.