Spending time in jail really helped me stay away from what my brother did because I got a taste of jail time. I realized this isn't the life I want to live being locked up 24 hours a day.

I enjoyed my time in Utah. It was a different area to what I was used to. The people there were very nice and it was a great organization and city. I have only good things to say about Utah.

Not having a father helping you grow into manhood and teaching you those things about how to be a man hurts. It hurt my brothers because their fathers weren't involved in their lives.

There were butterflies, otherwise, you're not really ready to play. The locker room, I remember, was quiet and we were very focused on playing that game.

Michael Jordan was a great individual and a great player. You can't say enough about what he brought to the game. He took the NBA to another level.

That's a dream of mine, to be able to coach at the NBA level.

I think the media makes it tough to play in New York. There are so many papers and TV channels covering the Knicks and the expectations for the Knicks are so high.

I know that once I get a good rhythm and a good feel, no one can stop me.

As a young man, you get to a point in your life where you feel like you have grown up and have to make decisions and not having that father figure in your life to guide you to making those decisions.

To me coming up short as a team and for me not having a great particular game was tough to swallow, but your life doesn't end there. You must put your life into perspective and keep moving on.

Me and Spike Lee are good friends. I got a lot of respect for Spike just because of who he is, what he stands for, and the support for that organization. Even when it was bad he was there.

Today is the day you've been waiting for.

My mom told me to do whatever I wanted to do and don't get too anxious about it.

Jazz was born out of the whiskey bottle, was raised on marijiana, and will expire on cocaine.

Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste.

Determine value apart from price; progress apart from activity; wealth apart from size.

I started out playing ukulele when I was 5 or 6 years old.

You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

Going forward seems like retreat.

Heaven & Hell are both creations of desire.

The chief problem in any community cursed with crime is not the punishment of the criminals, but the preventing of the young from being trained to crime.