I had a Fisher-Price goal, and I used to always shoot the ball. All I did was shoot the ball.

I never had a problem shooting the ball since I began shooting at a young age. Dribbling and defense were the two things I worked on when I got to middle school. I practiced dribbling the ball a lot at that time, and I think all the practice helped me in the end.

I always had a basketball in my hands when I was little. Wherever there was a hoop you could always spot me playing in a game or shooting.

Victory makes you want to keep going. When you see that you can do something in little steps, it's very motivating.

I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them.

Lauren (Mitchell) has been a good player ever since I first saw her in the fifth grade. She's just way ahead for age, and she does everything.