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.

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.

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.

Michael Jordan makes you bring your game to another level. That's why I loved competing against him.

In today's time, no other ''charity'' is acceptable or practical than the ''wisdom'' that can transform the human life... Meaning the knowledge which can teach a man to climb the ladder of success.

A good book should make you laugh, cry or pee your pants. The best do all three!

What the mass media offer is not popular art but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food forgotten and replaced by a new dish.

A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed.

It is incumbent upon the student to go to the teacher to learn.

Some children do what they’re told to do; some children do what they’re told not to do; all children do what they’re parents have done.

Democrats believe that government should reflect the sense of community that Americans demonstrated after Katrina - the sense of community that has defined and united America throughout its history.

Repentance is like antiseptic. You pour antiseptic onto a wound and, at first, it stings. Then it heals.

When you're eighteen your emotions are violent, but they're not durable.