I`m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.

Young people want you to be real with them.

All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.

I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day. I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young sons become men.

Research your idea. See if there`s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don`t know if there`s a need for it. You also have to research your competition.

The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.

If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I`m going to show everybody, I`m going to work hard to get better and better.

I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That`s that. That`s easy.

If you`re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don`t stop. You always look over your shoulder.

The important thing is this Just because I`m doing well doesn`t mean that they`re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.

I tell you, it`s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.

The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.

My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man, I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That`s the key I may be up early, but I`m in bed early too.