Quote

I'm a big guy, but I play with a guard mentality. I got that from my dad, and it's always stayed with me.

I was a competitive guy growing up.

I did martial arts and karate for eight years when I was growing up.

I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete.

I grew up playing every sport.

I played sports growing up in high school.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

When I entered the pros, I was a young kid in the major leagues. I was 18 years old, right out of high school. I thought I knew everything, and I clearly didn't.

I'm a grown-up now, and I value the training I had.

I was an in-between size. I wasn't tall enough to be a real forward, and I probably didn't handle the ball well enough to be a point guard.