That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned.

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.

You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.

Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don't remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed.

I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.

I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.

I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.

Reality is like a fruitcake

The blessing we receive for following Jesus comes also with persecutions, which, if we have faith to accept them, can also be a blessing.

Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you.

Let's not imitate others.Let's find ourselves and be ourselves.

As a matter of fact we have to take special precautions during a battle to post police, to prevent more unwounded men than are necessary from accompanying a wounded man back from the firing line.

What I know is you can't go back. You can't press delete and re-key your life.

We think abortion is a bad thing.

I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.

Shallow men believe in luck.

Silence is sometimes the only way to share the unsharable.