I Write All Day And Outline Stories,

People Look At My Competitive Spirit, And They Automatically Attach It To The Thing That's Most Similar, Most Easily Recognizable, Which Is Michael [jordan's] Competitive Spirit. I'm Different. I Enjoy Building. I Enjoy The Process Of Putting The Puzzle Together, And Then The Byproduct Of That, The Consequence Of That, Is Beating Somebody. That Becomes The Cherry On Top, The Icing On The Cake.

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 Was Shooting 45 Times A Game. What Was I Supposed To Do? Pass It Into Chris Mihm & Kwame Brown?

Can I Jump Over Two Or Three Guys Like I Used To? No. Am I As Fast As I Used To Be? No, But I Still Have The Fundamentals And Smarts. That's What Enables Me To Still Be A Dominant Player. As A Kid Growing Up, I Never Skipped Steps. I Always Worked On Fundamentals Because I Know Athleticism Is Fleeting.

You Always Have To Be On Edge. You Always Have To Take Every Practice, Every Game, Like It Is Your Last.