I know most of the black players who preceded and followed me at Duke. They all contribute to our tradition of excellence on the court.

The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.

Parents, they're strict on you when you're little, and you don't understand why. But as you get older, you understand and you appreciate it.

Yelling doesn't get your point across, it only makes it louder.

People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season.

I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.

I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.

The accomplishments in college and even in the pros are more in my mind because you constantly see Duke on TV during basketball season. You constantly see the NBA.

Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win. I think that's part of sports.

Many of us live in dysfunctional families, and so even if it's in a fairy tale, or perhaps because it's in a fairy tale, we have a chance to look at that side of our reflected lives differently.

It appears, accordingly, from the experience of all ages and nations, I believe, that the work done by freemen comes cheaper in the end than that performed by slaves.

One cubic centimeter cures ten gloomy sentiments.

God doesn't want your crises-mode promises.

All my good friends are actors, really. It's different when you have a family, but they're still the people I meet most often. My best friend is Ian Hart, but then I've known him since I was five.

I am not one of those guys who pretends not to enjoy his own work.

The best preparation for the future is a well-spent today.

My parents were pretty liberal, but they were still parents. I definitely had my teenage rebellion.

Happy moments are the times to be stupid, not be genius!

Complacency makes one as guilty as those who destroy the Earth.