I work hard and have a winning attitude.

Shooting is a lost art. I want to be one of the artists who is remembered for a long, long time.

I know that good things will happen for me if I keep working hard.

It is all about confidence: 90% mental and 10% physical, that is what basketball is. I live by that and it seems to be working.

I'm not playing for the All-Star Game, I'm playing to win games.

I wanted to become one of the best guards in the NBA. In order to accomplish that, I had to increase the intensity of my workouts.

Desmond Mason is one of my best friends in the world. And he's a great, great talent.

When I was 16 years old I led the team in scoring. I would attack, attack, attack and that is something I think you are just born with, I really do.

It wasn't a mistake to come out of college early. It was the best move I ever made. I had one year to practice and learn the NBA game. It was like a redshirt year.

When I was in grade school I was always the guy that got 20 or 18 points. Even back then, I would lead my team in scoring.

Obviously you look at "Magic" (Ervin Johnson) and Michael (Jordan) and you learn from them growing up, but I think you are just born with it from day one.

Time itself made all things rare.

What makes Jesus remarkable is that He didn’t come to earth to lead, He came to serve.

She had never before minded being alone. Now she dreaded it. When she was alone now she felt so dreadfully alone.

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.

I'll probably be still playing a school girl when I'm 60.

The Book of History is the Bible of Irony.

I wish I had a talent for dropping things as well as taking on new ones. It gets to be quite a clutter after a while.

The dictator can be removed in a day, but it can take years to stamp out the lingering remnants of his dictatorship

I have this tattooed on my left side! I love the saying and it's a perfect description of Karma, don't judge/discriminate and don't do to someone what you wouldn't want done to you.

I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed.