No one knows how big your potential is, how big your heart is, when you start.
Give yourself a chance. Now, everyone can't play basketball. But find something you're interested in.
I was wrestling all the way to high school, but it kind of came in the same season as basketball, so I had to pick and choose one, and I decided to go all the way with basketball.
I played all sports when I was young. I was into wrestling, basketball, baseball, football, and I ran track. But wrestling was my main sport because there was no criterion height-wise.
You've got to have the skills. You've got to have a great attitude because, if you don't, nobody will want to deal with you.
I always tell people I think my mom had me when I was 5 feet, 3 inches - I don't remember ever growing.
I was 'Little Ty,' 'Little Tyrone.' I always got this negative feedback from the game of basketball.
My very first NBA game was against the Los Angeles Lakers; it was a pre-season game against Magic Johnson.
I loved the game. I loved it from the start. I was always with a basketball. I'd even dribble a basketball when I'd throw out the trash - and I got so that I could do it without spilling the trash.
That's what you want to keep sharing with the players in today's world: knowing that you represent yourself and your family each time you step on the court and to be the best at it because you never know where it leads to after it's all said and done.
I tipped one in college and dunked in high school. I can still touch the rim. I've always been a guy who has been able to get off my feet. I've still got a little hop to my game.
I've never met Mr. Mark Cuban, but I tell people that I thank him more than life itself.
We tied the milk crates on each end of the fence, and we had our own milk crate basketball pickup game, and it was a good time 'cause we could jump off the fence and dunk the basketball. You had to be creative in order to play, and I wanted to play.
Wake Forest came knocking on the door, and I accepted that offer. It changed my life completely.
My mom always brought home a present once a week for all of us. We never felt like we ever needed anything. We never felt poor. So I never felt I had to go out and do something wrong to get money.
Everybody has a way to get to college. You study in high school, you do your work. There are always grants or loans that can be available. I guarantee you - if you want it, you can get it. Don't close the door on yourself.
Growing up as a kid in inner city of Baltimore, Maryland, the way I played the game, I used to always steal the basketball.
It's a whole new world once you get to the professional rankings, being able to continue to stay on top.
I was just trying to play the game, having fun. It was a hobby for me at the time.
I was playing and having a lot of success, but I also felt a lot of criticism behind it. I didn't know why.
