“When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.”
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If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.
My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.