Jay Williams : (3) " I’m a young-old guy. I go home, I don’t need to go out, and I watch TV on my couch and relax, maybe have a cigar here or there. A couple of the coaches tell me, ‘You’re old school for someone who’s young.’ " - Jay Williams " It’s funny because I think everybody when they see me, the first thing they say is, ‘Man, you could have been a heck of a basketball player.’ My response is, ‘I have a heck of a life.’ Basketball is such a minute thing in the big picture. I almost passed away at 21 years old. " - Jay Williams " I was very close to having my whole leg amputated. It was a life-altering event. It took years of rehab. " - Jay Williams