Mike Bailey. Mike Bailey was the first to teach me how to play basketball. My high school coach. I love you. I love your family. Thank you for everything that you've done for me.
Tony Rutland, my partner in crime in high school. My teammates that I play with in school.
Man, my Georgetown family. I love those guys. Dikembe, Patrick, Alonzo. Tough act to follow, buddy. Boubacar Aw, George Butler, Irvin Church, Ya-Ya, Brendan Gaughan, Othella Harrington,
John Jacques, Kevin Millen, Eric Myles, Jerry Nichols, James Reed, Don Reid, Jahidi White, love you, bro. Jerome Williams, I love you bro for everything that you've done for me.
Daymond Jackson, James Reed, Joe Tuoumuo and Dean Berry. Maybe I wouldn't be standing here if it wasn't for Dean Berry teaching me the crossover, a walk-on!
Man, didn't even have a name on the back of his Jersey. But at practice, he used to hit me with it so much that I just put my pride aside and say, okay, you gotta teach me that move.
And I stayed at the practice with him every day to learn that move. And all of these years later, Allen Iverson is known for the crosspver.
I have to. . . I have to thank Reebok. Man, Man, gotta thank Reebok. A lifetime contract. Man. Paul Fireman, Tom Shine. Todd Prince. B Lee. Q Gaskins. My man. My friend.
The NBA. The NBA, the NBPA, David Stern, Adam Silver, Billy Hunter, Chris Champ, oh my god, I love you so much. Thanks for all the support. Leo Wilcox. Pat Croce, the only thing that I could say when I think about him is love and belief.
He believed in me, he believed that I could be that guy to carry a franchise on my shoulders. It was hard, I had my ups and downs, but obviously I pulled it off. I love you, Pat.
