A lot of people call it temper, but I'd like to see the record straight. It's just how I play. I hate to lose. I'm trying to get every loose ball, play hard on every possession.

We weren't really trying to go that hard. We didn't care about winning or losing; we just wanted to have some fun and play to the crowd.

At first, when he was talking to me, I was trying to act like I was weighing my options. Then he offered me a scholarship, and I couldn't stop smiling.

Those are some of the best players ever to play the game, ... It's not a record that's easy to attain.

Probation is not right. People of ordinary temper do not solve that problem by picking up a gun and firing six times. Do not get lost in the definition of sudden passion.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.