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I like criticism. It makes you strong.
My father wasn’t around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, ‘Why me? Why don’t I have a father? Why isn’t he around? Why did he leave my mother?’ But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, ‘I don’t know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?’
But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.
When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports.
When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.
I need music. It’s like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what’s going on – bad games, press, whatever!
Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend? To being trustworthy? To being successful? How committed are you to being a good father, a good teammate, a good role model? There’s that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?
Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.
I hear my friends and my mom tell me I’m special, but honestly, I still don’t get it.
My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.