The Key To Success Is Failure

Nothing Of Value Comes Without Being Earned.

There Are Plenty Of Teams In Every Sport That Have Great Players And Never Win Titles. Most Of The Time, Those Players Aren't Willing To Sacrifice For The Greater Good Of The Team. The Funny Thing Is, In The End, Their Unwillingness To Sacrifice Only Makes Individual Goals More Difficult To Achieve. One Thing I Believe To The Fullest Is That If You Think And Achieve As A Team, The Individual Accolades Will Take Care Of Themselves. Talent Wins Games, But Teamwork And Intelligence Win Championships.

In College I Never Realized The Opportunities Available To A Pro Athlete. I've Been Given The Chance To Meet All Kinds Of People, To Travel And Expand My Financial Capabilities, To Get Ideas And Learn About Life, To Create A World Apart From Basketball.

I Think School Is Very Important And I Personally Had A Great Experience At North Carolina, Which Helped Shape Me As A Basketball Player And A Person. Every Once In A While, You Will Have A Player Who Can Make The Jump And Have An Immediate Impact On The Professional Level, But Most Of The Players Who Come Out Would Absolutely Benefit From Going To College.

A Leader Can't Make Excuses. There Has To Be Quality In Everything You Do. Off The Court, On The Court, In The Classroom.