It can't just be a warm body ... it's got to be somebody who commands respect,

Just respect me. Don't come around no more.

I have respect for what coach Nugent has done for Florida State. Truly, it's fitting for me to be here because if it were not for people like him, the world would not be in the condition it is right now, allowing African-Americans to participate.

I seen it as him being my friend, showing respect for me so I can know what's going on.

I felt comfortable around the guys. I felt it would be a good place for me. ... I respect Coach Rives a lot. I believe in the type of basketball he likes to play. It was a great situation for me here.

Self-respect is to the soul as oxygen is to the body. Deprive a person of oxygen, and you kill his body; deprive him of self-respect and you kill his spirit.--