I never understood the whole point of opposing or hating someone else's happiness.

Anytime I mess up, even if it's a simple turnover, that affects me.

My dad taught me that you have to work hard for anything you want in life, and I wanted to be good at playing basketball.

Awards, they come and go. The main thing is it's all about team.

I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball.

I just like to play anything that's competitive. If I'm not competing against somebody, then I might as well play something I can enjoy.

That's kind of what I want to do-set my own trend in the basketball world.

You don't have to do all that shakin' and bakin' to get to the goal and make a shot.

I don't think there is a city we've been to that someone didn't know who I was. People know who I am before I touch the ball.

Going to LSU was the right move for me. It taught me to be independent.

I don't really plan on working a 9-to-5 job. I want to own my own business.

Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

Today’s amateurs are tomorrow’s champions.

I’d be glad to go out on a limb with thoseWho want nothing beyond what the wind bestows, Were I not bound to roots, dug in deep to bearNever being done grasping for light and air

If I've been dating someone for, say, five months, and she cheats on me, I don't think it would be worth it. I'm not committed enough to the situation to give her a second chance.

You can only learn so much from books. You can only learn so much from education. Ultimately, it is the wisdom of God that will carry you through in the toughest situations of life.

Many Muslim countries are closed to missionaries, a policy Christians see as a denial of religious liberty.

Don't wait on perfect conditions for success to happen; just go ahead and do something!

Immortality is a chancy thing; it cannot be promised or earned. Perhaps it cannot even be identified for what it is.

I love arguing. I always say that I'll never win a physical battle, but I can always win a mental battle. I mean, not really, because I never really argue with anyone.

It is well known that, when two authors meet, they at once start talking about money-like everyone else.