No one knows how big your potential is, how big your heart is, when you start.

Muggsy Bogues

Categorized in : You Start Your Heart

We tied the milk crates on each end of the fence, and we had our own milk crate basketball pickup game, and it was a good time 'cause we could jump off the fence and dunk the basketball. You had to be creative in order to play, and I wanted to play.

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You've got to have the skills. You've got to have a great attitude because, if you don't, nobody will want to deal with you.

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Wake Forest came knocking on the door, and I accepted that offer. It changed my life completely.

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That's what you want to keep sharing with the players in today's world: knowing that you represent yourself and your family each time you step on the court and to be the best at it because you never know where it leads to after it's all said and done.

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I always tell people I think my mom had me when I was 5 feet, 3 inches - I don't remember ever growing.

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Speed was one of the criteria for me - one of my strengths. But I had to use them all... everything I had.

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It all depends on the athlete. It all depends on if the bigger guys come out, and they become a Shaquille O'Neal, or if they become a Porzingis...You don't ever lose sight of those type of players, even though the game has changed.

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I know I've accomplished a great deal for a man of my height. It's been a blessing, and I thank God for the talent. I've always given 110%.

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I was 'Little Ty,' 'Little Tyrone.' I always got this negative feedback from the game of basketball.

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My mom always brought home a present once a week for all of us. We never felt like we ever needed anything. We never felt poor. So I never felt I had to go out and do something wrong to get money.

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I loved the game. I loved it from the start. I was always with a basketball. I'd even dribble a basketball when I'd throw out the trash - and I got so that I could do it without spilling the trash.

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Give yourself a chance. Now, everyone can't play basketball. But find something you're interested in.

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Everybody has a way to get to college. You study in high school, you do your work. There are always grants or loans that can be available. I guarantee you - if you want it, you can get it. Don't close the door on yourself.

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Growing up as a kid in inner city of Baltimore, Maryland, the way I played the game, I used to always steal the basketball.

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It's a whole new world once you get to the professional rankings, being able to continue to stay on top.

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I was just trying to play the game, having fun. It was a hobby for me at the time.

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I was playing and having a lot of success, but I also felt a lot of criticism behind it. I didn't know why.

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I was stealing the ball from all the guys. Every time they dribbled the ball, I used to take it, and I'd go down the court, and I'd either lay it up myself, or I'd pass it to one of my teammates. I was getting a lot of excitement from that; I felt good about doing that.

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I understood my path and what I meant to the game and what I mean to kids. Not only kids, but individuals around the world. Folks that didn't think that the game was meant for smaller people. For me, I always felt that, tall or small, the game was for all.

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Our main thing was playing basketball and just trying to win games. Doing that was a representation of who you are and people wanting to associate themselves with you.

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