Robert Covington

“A lot of people throughout my life didn't believe in me, but I have a great support system - my mom, my dad, my AAU coach, Kevin Dockery - I just have a great support system of people who really pushed me and brought the best out of me.”

“You can't have a greater person to emulate your game around than Scottie Pippen.”

“My favorite player growing up was Scottie Pippen.”

“Imagine two years worth of stuff that you've been holding on to and everything just keeps piling up to the point where the pot just overflows. You know what happens when a pot overflows? It hits the side of the pan and it hits the fire and the fire just explodes.”

“I've never been a player who's given up.”

“As a kid, you get told you can't - either you're going to believe it or not.”

“Knowing about my body, different aspects of my body, it's been a big thing. It's really helped me as far as injury and whatnot, so I know exactly if something feels funny, I know what I'm capable of doing to help myself get back stronger and get back healthy.”

“I like giving back to the community, because it lasts a long time.”

“No matter what, if I'm playing or not playing, I'm still going to be the same person, be that leader.”

“In college I played power forward because I was one of the biggest guys on the team and my versatility allowed me to do that.”

“I don't let a day go where I'm not doing something that enhances me or allows me to sit up here and keep my spirits going.”

“To be at the forefront of something that can spark a major change as far as kids going to an HBCU and learning about our history and learning about our culture and learning about our ancestors, where we came from - that's a big thing, that's a really big thing.”

“I'm a fighter. That's what I've been my whole life.”

“I've always been working with my rehab people, just to keep my body loose and fluid.”

“I'm a very humble young man. I've always had to work for everything that I had.”

“I've always carried the burdens of everyone I love and try to make sure everyone else is good rather than focus on myself.”

“There's many times people told me I couldn't do something or couldn't work for it - it just made me more hungry.”