Quotes

After I play every character, I always walk away and feel a little different. I've experienced something that's not my life, but I've made it my life.

I'm excited for people to realize that I'm 25 years old and not a teenager anymore... even though I still look 18 and can't get into a bar to save my life!

For many years when I was younger, I let negative things that people said about me affect my life. What I've learned is that it's really important to find the right support network, focus on the positive things in your life and quiet that negative voice in your head.

When I was young, I never dreamed about winning a national championship. I didn't even play basketball. But I was tall. And long. And had large hands. I was made for the game. It found me later in life, compared to most collegiate athletes.

I've spent too much of my life being made to feel like there's something wrong with me. And no matter how much support I felt as a basketball player at Baylor, it still doesn't erase all the pain I felt there.

I think that's what makes life beautiful: everyone is different and we can all learn from one another.

I've had moments when I questioned my place in the world. At times, especially in seventh grade, life was lonely and I'd often feel sad. I never wanted to deny who I was, but dealing with the sadness and the anger that came from people constantly making fun of me wore me down at times.

My life is definitely different than it was in college.

It takes some balls to live life to the fullest.

You get so brainwashed. You're on the road 300 days a year, and that's why guys get so messed up. This life becomes a part of them. It's not real, but some guys who are still in the business think it is.

I am a private guy, and at the end of the day, I only really do care about my family. That's the most important thing: my way of life, my family. Whoever is in front of that is going to get hurt.

Life for me has always been about timing, and it was bad timing for that disease to hit me; it was time to exit stage.

I would need a book to describe Jamal Miles. He can do it all. We line him up in the slot. We bring him into the backfield. We hand the ball to him. We send him in motion and get him the ball. He throws the football. He might be the best athlete I've ever been around in my life.

I was a very passionate basketball player, really enjoyed the sport. I played it my entire life.

Two-thirds of the world's population is unbanked or underbanked. Imagine if you had all your bank accounts shut down today, if you had all your credit cards shut off today, Paypal, Venmo, etc. What would life be like? And that's a problem that most of the world faces if you're in Latin America, Africa or South East Asia.

I've been very blessed in my life.

I live life like it's a role-playing game.

I admit to wasting my life messing around with fast cars and motorcycles.

I've been in many relationships in my life and learned a lot from them, good and bad.

I had such a fantastic time playing with the Nets, made some connections, friendships relationships that I'll have and cherish for life.

My life has gotten so much better since I turned 40.

People are full of great advice... Professors, parents, friends mean well... But in the end, the person driving this thing called life is you. Listen to you. Spend time being alone. Learn your worth. Dream. And never forget where you came from.

My rule - and I feel like this is a pretty good rule for life - no drinking while on television. I do not ever imbibe.

In life, it's amazing how often people will say yes. You just have to ask.

I have my whole life organized on an 11x17-inch tear-away weekly calendar.