Don't come to me and smile and then stab me behind my back.

I picked it up just for relaxation. I can sit down and get into the game and escape that it's a big game tomorrow, escape that we need a win, or whatever. My wife knows, after a game I get home at 12:30, I'm playing chess till 3 o'clock in the morning.

Did you ever watch the movie 'A Raisin in the Sun?' That lady was my mom, she was the spitting image of my mom.

In Charlotte, I thought we were on the right track. It didn't happen.

If I don't like a person and a person doesn't like me fine, that's mutual respect.

That was fun with the Grandmama. But it's something I can live without.

If I'm on fire, don't spit on me. I won't spit on you. That's respect. You go your way, and I'll go mine.

Saw the best boxer, pound for pound: Roy Jones. Not a lot of hype, though.

I want to play 11, 12 years right here and then retire - and win us some national championships, and be the Michael Jordan of Charlotte. This is the place that drafted me, that paid me. This is the place I should be loyal to.