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.

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.

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.

Nothing this world has to offer can even compare to experiencing God’s pleasure.

Vehicular Darwinism based on survival of the quickest.

I watch mediocre shows that have been on for three or four seasons, and feel angry at them.

I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.

Dentistry is more impressive in town-what the rural man calls cleaning the teeth is called "prophylaxis" in New York.

The mirror is the mother dew, the book of desiccated twilights, echo become flesh.

If the gods sent you to fight here, then the gods are fools.

Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life

I think you get one great love in your life like that, if you're lucky enough, where you hold nothing back. And I'm not saying that's the healthiest way to love either.

I'm not sure if the next song I write is going to be about love or a song about a tree.