"When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports."
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"My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?'“
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"But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out."
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"When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable."
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"I need music. It's like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what's going on - bad games, press, whatever!"
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"Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend? To being trustworthy? To being successful? How committed are you to being a good father, a good teammate, a good role model? There's that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?"
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"My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me."
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