Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, 'If you have a dream, chase it.'
For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.
To catch the ball, face up, look at all of my options and then pass. I was playing hot potato. I didn't want to be the guy to stall the triangle.
I'll make the right decision, whichever one it is. I have to be 100 percent, not 95 or 99.
I don't know what my label is. I just think of myself as a plain forward. I like to think I have some finesse to my game, but inside the paint is where men are made. If you can't play there, you should be home with your mama.
Misery loves company. This is a Hollywood soap opera, and I'm not going to be a star in another Bryant soap opera.