I was lucky to find the thing—that thing that you love ... And that's one of the things that I always encourage not only the youth but people in general—find that thing that you love. People can help you get there, but... only you know that feeling, whether it's sewing, knitting, architecture—it could be anything. But, for me, I found basketball pretty quickly.

My high school coach, Leonard Bishop, he talked to me one time... He called me in his office and he told me, 'You don't have to be loud to be a leader; you can lead by example.'

Once I started getting that notoriety, I wanted to get in the gym more because it was working. So, from 9th grade pretty much on, every time I saw success or if I was in the paper or if the coach told me 'good job' or something like that, I wanted more. It was always an emphasis on doing more work.

What do people say? 'If you think you've got problems, when everybody put their problems on the table, you'll pick yours back up real quick.'

I tell people too: Be conscious of what you're consuming, especially nowadays ... With everything you can consume, it's a lot of BS. So, just be aware of what you're putting into your mind, what you're thinking about.