Coach Fisher, I know what he's accomplished and who he is. He's a great man with a great family, and the Hall of Fame is something he's earned. It's something he deserves.

Nothing substitutes for a great education.

Basketball is not like football: It's not a car accident happening every play. Over the nine months, you can rest in practice and take off some minutes in games.

I'm all for players extending their careers, and I'm all for trying to be as healthy as possible for the playoff run.

Pay attention to not only what you're saying or doing but who you're saying and doing it with.

We live in a country that has profited for hundreds of years off the labor of individuals without having to pay for it.

I wanted to be trustworthy to the audience.

I love hearing the gym shoes squeak.

Did I have a signature shoe? Have you ever heard of huaraches?

I hate tenure. Tenure allows teachers to put their feet up on the desk and possibly have a job forever. That's why I got turned on to charter schools. It's a business model. Every employee and every teacher will be monitored by performance.

If I'm playing for North Carolina, and Eric Montross goes up and dunks one, I might jump up and hug him like I was his girlfriend. It's supposed to be that way, in my opinion. Players should be able to express themselves and grow.

Pretty sure I always say things that upset people, get under people's skin.

I always prided myself on trying to break the stigma of the 'dumb jock.'

I felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.

Players talk about wanting to win and wanting to be a champion, but ultimately, they want to do it on their own terms.

When the things in front of you in life reveal how messed up the system is, you lose faith in the system pretty quickly. You develop a contrarian attitude. Your instinct is to disagree with the status quo and then, if you can, to try and shake it up.

I was a member of the Fab Five at the University of Michigan, but I was also on the Dean's List there. I took pride in my education.

I've always worked hard at being a well-rounded player.

As a kid from Detroit, I played whatever sport was in season: football, basketball, wrestling, whatever it was. I was an active kid.

Here's the thing: My hobby is to DJ. I just love music, so I can hear the beginning of a beat, the beginning of a melody, and think of the words, think of the name of the song, think of the hook, and just go there.

The idea of playing the point and leading a team to the NBA championship is what drove me to get up every day and work on my game as a kid.

Jalen is a universal name, and girls also are named Jalen.

I'll tell you what: the most hostile and angry trash talker ever is Gary Payton.

I just really felt I had to help the community I came from. I know how hard it is to make it out of here.