I don't play basketball for the money; it was the last thing I thought of when I was a little kid.
Well, my last year was 04-05 with the Heat, and I relaxed for a few years, and I said, 'Well, what am I going to do?' I've got to do my passion, and my passion is basketball.
Every basketball thing I do now through my academy is always in a muskie state so I can work both those passions at the same time.
People used to ask me, 'What else do you want to do?' For me, the answer was, 'Nothing.' I loved basketball. It's all I wanted.
I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball.
No matter what...ball made my heart beat faster, made me want to jump up and down and be Superman. That's what life was about anyway, being Superman and living like life itself was important. Basketball made my life important.
I'm not playing for other people; if I start thinking in those terms I would put too much pressure on myself. I play basketball because that is what I love to do.
As long as you put on a jersey, no matter what kind of jersey it is, as long as you're supporting the game of basketball, I enjoy it.
Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
I couldn't imagine not playing basketball. To me, basketball is what life is all about.
I'm truly passionate about basketball. I'm not as passionate about baseball as I am about basketball, but I watch baseball and I watch football. I love sports in general.
I played basketball when I was little because it was fun for me. It still is now. I just love it. I have a passion for it.
I hated that perception that I didn't work hard, that I really don't love basketball.
I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for.
I never rushed the fact that I wanted to be in the NBA or rushed the fact, you know, they asked me about the NBA. I always (unintelligible) back to the fact that I just love playing with my teammates.
