You're All Playin' For Second Place.

I Wanted To Compete At The Highest Level Again - And That's The Nba.

Practice Habits Were Crucial To My Development In Basketball. I Didn't Play Against The Toughest Competition In High School, But One Reason I Was Able To Do Well In College Was That I Mastered The Fundamentals. You've Got To Have Them Down Before You Can Even Think About Playing.

If You Tell A Teammate You're Ready To Play As Tough As You're Able To, You'd Better Go Out There And Do It.

Once You Are Labeled 'the Best' You Want To Stay Up There, And You Can't Do It By Loafing Around.

Before Every Game I Used To Go Out And Shot The Same Shots Over And Over And Over. In The Summer Time I Spent A Lot Of Time Just Shooting. So Really It Just Came Natural. Whether It's A Tie Game Or Down By 1 Or Up By Five, It Was Always The Same Shot. So I Always Felt Comfortable With The Ball In My Hands Because It Was In There A Million Times Before.