Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better.

It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept.

College was a very necessary step along the way to my professional career. As I look back, I realize how much of an eye opener it was for me in terms of moving forward and developing as a basketball player.

I want to thank the NBA and U.S.A. Basketball. Words can't describe my feeling. I was a small town kid from Hamburg, Arkansas, and you provided me a platform to live out my passion, the game of basketball, on the world's grandest stage.

I'm a guy who is easy to get along with, and I'll put up with a lot of things. But not dishonesty.

He lifted weights, he rode the bike; he kept himself going before and after games, as well as practices. He always kept himself in top shape and was very determined. You put a relentless Dennis Rodman out on the basketball court, and you better have someone there to match his energy. If you don't, it's going to be a long night.