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" You have to raise your game, you have to be ready to compete, and you've just got to give Hakeem credit. He was great. He really was great. "

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" I know I will leave my work unfinished. I just hope I planted enough seeds in my children and grandchildren that they will continue. "

" My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service. "

" Your grandfather is and will always be your hero, your inspiration. He fought in World War II, came home to Little Rock, Arkansas, and worked for 50 years as a mailman in the segregated south. Not once did he get a job promotion in five decades. But he kept working all the same. "

" We went through a nice stretch of big guys. But soon, everyone is going to realize that there's only one Steph Curry. "

" In the NBA, you're taking a bunch of different talents, and you're managing them. You have to give them a system; you have to give them a belief. That's why coaches like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich are so great: because they gave the team confidence in the system and in their ability to execute night in and night out. "

" It's tragic that there are so few farmer-direct coffees in Africa, but it's very tough. "

" It's an interesting juxtaposition, being student body president and leading others and learning how to effectively help people on the team in a way that's not as direct. "

" The individual stats, that stuff is fun, but it doesn't last. Somebody else is gonna come along and break your records. But the memories that you take are forever. "

" The biggest challenge was becoming a leader and taking our team to the highest level. Feeling the personal responsibility to take the team to the next level. Overcoming fear of inadequacy and never getting down on yourself or doubting who you are. "

" Keep working and saving and striving for a better future for your children, and for their children, even if you won't be around to see it pay off. "

" I hope the young guys who are playing today realize what they have been given and will take it upon themselves to give back in return. "

" Preparation is everything. "

" Believe it or not, the Navy requires plebes to actually be able to swim. "

" When all else fails, trust God. "

When All Else Fails

" I'm not a great reader, believe it or not. It's not the vocabulary - my father made me read the dictionary when I was little - but my attention span is poor. Takes me months to read one book. "

" USNA had a great engineering school, which was one of my interests, and I knew I would benefit from the great discipline and accountability that Navy provides. "

" I have the unique distinction of being on the only Olympic team to lose without controversy, and the only Pan Am Games team to lose without controversy. "

" If you're a better scorer than me, I'll put you down on the block; you score. I don't care. I can do other things. "

" Shaq was a great physical specimen. I mean, 7 foot, 350 pounds. There wasn't anybody like him. "

" Your peers will respect you for your integrity and character, not your possessions. "

" Tanzania sells about 50 million pounds of coffee a year to coffee-shop chains such as Starbucks and Peet's. But Sweet Unity is the only finished, branded product from the East African country to be sold directly in the U.S. "

" You give a team a month - three weeks - to get together, and you're going to make mistakes. You're just not going to be as sharp. "

" A lot of these teams really forget that part of success comes with having veteran leadership. You see a lot of teams forget that and start letting go of these old veterans. They don't realize how important it is to have a veteran voice in your locker room or on the bench. It's important to have guys who have been there before. "

" When you get on the floor, you've got to think you're the best player. Everybody does that. "

" Most proud moment: Winning the championship in 2003 with a great team, retiring, and going out in the perfect way. Had a great journey and knowing it was the right time to focus more on family and community activities. "

" I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but I also want you to think a little deeper. "

" My dad was enlisted in the Navy; my mother was a nurse. It just was never a thought process. It was just go to the best school you can go to, do the best you possibly can do, and be the best person you can possibly be, and I think our faith had a lot to do with that. "

" It's the playoffs. There's no room for okay. "

" It takes time; you look at what happened with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. It took them a year or two to get their legs underneath them and figure things out, and even then, that run was relatively short. "

" A well-rounded education has always been an issue close to my heart. "