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Attitude is altitude.
LA Clippers should come to Louisville
Goals determine what your going to be
As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none.
Goals determine what you're going to be.
Goals determine what you are going to be
They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.
You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.
I demand more from myself than anybody could ever expect.
I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
I demand more of myself than anyone else could ever expect.
To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential.
If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.
I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain.
Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.
If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem.
Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.
I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.
At age 31, in 1981, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
The ones who become stars or superstars are the ones who have a head on their shoulders and know how to use it.
I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for.
The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.
I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge.
If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.
I've always tried to tell myself that the work itself is the thing, that win, lose, or draw, the work is really what counts.
I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia.
One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses.
I am very proud to be featured, especially when you consider the outstanding champions who have had this honor. It is great company to be in.
But you know, we have a very normal family. We've had our ups and downs. You know, we've had our issues, but we've had great cause for celebration.
You know, we always tried to rationalize by saying you take the good, you take the upside, you got to deal with the downside, you've to take the downside.
You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family.
One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life.
I think that my God-given physical attributes, big hands, and big feet, the way that I'm built, proportion-wise, just made basketball the most inviting sport for me to play.