“The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.”

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.

I realize i am black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybodys wish.

I’ve never lost a game I just ran out of time.

If nobody will help you do it alone!

No brain, no gain. Stay in school.

Confidence allows you to progress in something you’re attempting to accomplish, whether it’s playing basketball or baseball or whether it’s trying to succeed in business.

You don’t show up on game day and expect to be great. Greatness happens in practice. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Great players never look in the mirror and think I’m a great basketball player. You ask yourself, Am I the best player I can be?

Don’t be like me. Be better than me. That’s the goal.

Sometimes a winner is just a dreamer who never gave up.

My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

Being afraid on the court, means you’re not confident of your skills.

The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can’t let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.

You always have to focus in life on what you want to achieve.

Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.

I’m ready to accept the challenge. I’m coming home.

Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.

I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball.

Imagine doing your job at the highest level to where you’re not needed anymore.

Don’t let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

I hear that word pressure all the time. There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.