I'm Not The Most Patient Of People...

If There Were Camera Phones Back In The Day, The Biggest Athletes In The World Would Have Had A Lot Of Explaining To Do.

It Never Bothered Me When People Would Say, 'you Only Win Championships Because You're Playing With Shaq.' It Bothered Me When He Said It.

I've Played With Ivs Before, During And After Games. I've Played With A Broken Hand, A Sprained Ankle, A Torn Shoulder, A Fractured Tooth, A Severed Lip, And A Knee The Size Of A Softball. I Don't Miss 15 Games Because Of A Toe Injury That Everybody Knows Wasn't That Serious In The First Place.

I Have Self-doubt. I Have Insecurity. I Have Fear Of Failure. I Have Nights When I Show Up At The Arena And I'm Like, 'my Back Hurts, My Feet Hurt, My Knees Hurt. I Don't Have It. I Just Want To Chill.' We All Have Self-doubt. You Don't Deny It, But You Also Don't Capitulate To It. You Embrace It.

It's Not About The Number Of Hours You Practice, It's About The Number Of Hours Your Mind Is Present During The Practice