He's one of the fastest guys I've ever played against. He's really quick and you just try your best to stay in front of him. When you play them, you know going in he's the key.

That was real exciting because we weren't expecting it. He just wanted us to play hard, don't worry about anything and just get this 'W.' That's what we did.

I do that a lot. I try to pick out a new one, but not the newest one. Sometimes they feel sticky. I try to get one that feels good in my hands.

My jump shot was on at the beginning. I came out, shot a couple, and coach told me, 'Don't settle.' They were really sagging off me, so I just tried to use my moves to get to the hoop and finish.

I do research for every single book, regardless. For 'Double Dutch,' I learned to jump and learned the scoring system. For 'November Blues,' I interviewed pregnant teens. I like to get up close and personal with the kids involved in the situations I write about.

I worked at Sears as a salesperson when I was in college. Makes me nicer to folks to have to stand all day and be nice to picky people.