If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease, I wouldn't have won a world championship.

More Quotes by Alonzo Mourning

I'm excited about what the future will bring and I think the best is yet to come.

A win is a win, regardless of how you look at it.

I think in every lesson there's a blessing, and there's so many blessings from all the lessons I've had to go through in life.

I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback.

Once my doctor began treating my kidney disease, my greatest challenge was the constant exhaustion. Fortunately, my doctor explained that anemia was causing my exhaustion and that people with serious illnesses, like kidney disease, may be at increased risk for anemia.

Tough times don't last, but tough people do. And I've been through some tough times, and I know a lot of people can recall tough times, and maybe are going through some tough times right now, but they don't last.