From Suns.com:
I make jokes and I tell my mother that on my wedding day we’re going to have Kool-Aid at my wedding. We’re going to have a non-alcoholic wedding. I told her I’m going to do something different. I’m going to push the limits because I’m that type of person.
If we win the NBA Championship someday, I’ll pop the champagne, but I’m not drinking it. I’ll get that sparkling apple juice ordered for me. It’s all about the message that I’m trying to send. It’s not a religious decision. It’s a social choice and how I want to be remembered as a person.
When you see what I’ve seen growing up, it changes your perspective on things. I mentioned gambling earlier. As a kid, I’d watching people play dice games in the neighborhood and I’ve seen people get killed in front of me. When you see a situation like that happen, it’s shocking.
I realize gambling could definitely be controlled in how you do it, but I just stay away from it because that’s something I told myself I wouldn’t do. Gambling can become competitive and I’m a competitor, so it may start off little, but then it can become addictive pretty quickly. I don’t even do friendly bets with guys in the locker room on football or anything like that.
It’s also common for guys in the NBA to have tattoos, but I’ve always wanted to be different and stand out in a crowd, so that’s just one more reason I don’t drink or have any tats. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with tattoos, but it says a lot about someone’s character to strive to be different. It says a lot about a person if they don’t want to be like everybody else.
January 30th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
That was great!! Thanks