My freshman year, I don't play a lick and before I knew it, I lost my mind set again.

I began to recalibrate.

You know, everybody done playing NBA, I'll graduate in four years, you know, I just go

get a good job.

It's okay.

It's okay.

And in the end of my freshman year, my daddy called me on the phone and he asked me

questions.

He said, Son, you know, I play it.

Why not?

He said, Son, you got recruited, you took all your visits, you chose Minnesota.

You took the time, you chose Minnesota.

You told me that you're going to turn that program around, you told me you're going to

graduate in four years, you told me, you're going to make more money in business than

you did in sports.

One of the core values of our training and development called family was accountability.

That was a core value of that training and development organization called the bond

family of accountability.

He said, So, go back and do what you said you're going to do.

My father reminded me of what I said I was going to do.

I went back to my coach's office.

I said, Coach, what do I need to do to play in the NBA?

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