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"I have no desire to coach basketball."
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"And it blew my mind when I started to get wind of the fact that they actually liked me being around. That was humbling, because Kentucky basketball is a big deal, and I am not the biggest fan - I am just the most notorious one."

"The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play."

"I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do."

"The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn."

"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."

"I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate."

"I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."

"I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball."

"I played varsity on all of them for four years. I'm 5'9 and that's not that tall for a center so I was a forward. I loved playing volleyball and basketball and track I was good at, but it stressed me out."
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"Being selected Most Improved was a special individual award because when I speak to young people I always try to tell them the importance about it's not where you start but where you end up."

"My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others."

"My musical background is like almost every non classical musician in the world. One day a special record was heard and that was it. I was hooked, started trying to play various instruments and was off to bar land to become a rock star. What else?"

"I just felt all along that if I could get a certain amount of years in the league, have great years and still have my health when I walked away, that would be great."

"It's unfortunate that you don't see the loyalty from management to players and players to management like we used to see in the old days."

"I think that New York is the city of all cities. There is so much diversity there. I also like that when I go there, I can catch a play or musical and see some of the most talented people practicing their craft."
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