Did I throw it across?

I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one.

Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.

Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn't go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it.

To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.

Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to.