Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn't speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.

Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else's success?

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player. I am a better person because of my failures and disgraces.