Basketball Player

When I was in my heyday, of course I had those who hated me. They were supposed to hate the opposition. But it's good, though. It feels good.

Being an opponent playing in Boston over the years, you always see guys in the stands who played for the Celtics. It's a mystique. It's cool.

When people look at me, ask me, or say something to me, they know I'm Philly.

People walking down the street would just say 'Ball don't lie.' I kinda feel like Bobby McFerrin, the mastermind behind 'Don't worry, be happy.'

To me, Portland, there's a lot of things to do out there especially if you have a growing family.

As long as I can look my family in the face every day, and they know what type of person I am, I'm cool.

I keep going back to Flint for one reason: the people. They still have hope. They just need to know that there are other people who still care about them.

I just go out there and 'D' up. Everybody can make a layup, but everybody can't play 'D.' Just winning, that's all that matters, that's the bottom line. Get a win.

Not saying that guys in the NBA don't play for heart, but once you get that money, you're under a different mindset. But when you're trying to get there and get on this level, you're more hungry.

That's how you get better on defense; not just 'oh, man, my guy beat me,' but you have to think about, 'okay, my man beat me, so I either have to pick up the next man, or I'm going to give somebody a foul.

Growing up raising three boys on your own is either gonna make you strong or make you crazy. It definitely made my mom strong.

Once my family grew bigger I loved Portland more.

There are a lot of talented guys in the league, short and tall.

Offence doesn't concern me. It's easier for people to get layups than it is to get stops on defence or a block.

You might get fouled and have a no-call, but let's still go out and hoop. Just beat them up the other way, and that's with the scoreboard.

The advantage of not starting is you're sitting back, looking at the game and saying, 'OK, we need rebounding,' or 'We need hustle points.' Coming off the bench, that's what you try to do. The disadvantage of it is you gotta catch that flow. You're coming off the bench, you gotta come ready, warmed up already, catch the flow of the game.

As long as somebody 'CTC,' at the end of the day I'm with them. For all you that don't know what CTC means, that's 'Cut The Check.'

Hey, people have their own opinions. But when I'm on the floor and I don't see somebody giving their all - I'm going to demand an effort. I'm out there to win games, and that's the bottom line.

There's times where I could take all the shots every time I touch the ball, but that's not me. I just play a team game and just take open shots.

Everybody needs help, even Superman. That's why he had the Justice League.