Any kid in my position coming from being an All-American and all that wants to be the guy that makes all the plays coming into their freshman year.

One thing I was taught growing up is it's only pressure when you're not prepared. And you're just not working hard. Those are two things I do all the time.

Every goal for me is to be a leader on the court every time I step on the court.

I know the NBA is my all-time goal. It's what I dreamed of as a little kid.

It's not easy being number two. As a marketer, you have limited choices - you can pretend you're not defined by the market leader, or, you can embrace your position and go directly after your nemesis.

My goal, if I could have an ultimate goal, is to have new leaders emerge from within the Muslim community who are not defensive: who, day in, day out, are willing to denounce radicalizations, denounce the attempts by al Qaeda to go into their communities.

After installing friendly leaders in Iran and Guatemala, the United States lost interest in promoting democracy in either country.

I'm thankful that my career at Oklahoma was marked with consistent leadership in president David Boren and director of athletics Joe Castiglione.