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Minnesota's a great city.
When I hit one over, I knew I was good.
A successful man is built of 1,000 failures.
I'm always ready to step up and take that shot.
Would I do it again? Film another movie? Oh yeah.
God could care less whether I can shoot a jump shot.
If I get into a game, I'm going to win. There's no backing off.
I never question a guy that wants to win, especially on my own team.
When you work on getting better at something, don't do it half speed
Sequels to most movies are always fluff and not as good as the first.
A tough woman. That lady has touched more people than I've ever known.
It was Chinese music. I couldnt understand it, but it had a good beat to it.
I am a coach. I don't have to have a title. I have five children that need guidance.
It comes down to consistency-if you want to be a great shooter, you have to shoot the same way every time.
Everything I know now . . . the pitfalls, the highs and lows, everything . . . it taught me and made stronger.
I want kids to believe that I was just like they were, and to believe that they, too, can aspire to great things.
What I don't like in my job is somebody who doesn't put forth the effort. Somebody who doesn't come to play every day.
My nature is to keep things inside. In time, I'll be comfortable stepping up when I think the team could use my input.
I always say if the house I live in is comfortable, and I have all the amenities I need, then what more can you ask for?
I've always been about progress and accomplishment. When you set your mind toward a goal, you continue to have follow-through.
Sometimes, the best shots you can put up are the ones when you don't shoot the ball - you gotta give your legs a rest sometimes.
My mission my whole career was just to be somebody that you can look at and say, 'That's the guy I want to go into battle with.'
I dream about winning a championship, where everybody is hooting and hollering for you. The whole world is drawn to the NBA Finals.
I know you want me to let you in on some big secret to success in the NBA. The secret is there is no secret. It's just boring old habits.
Everyone has to do their job. Everyone has to buy into it and believe in what we're trying to do regardless of who's playing and who's not.
There are so many good players in the NBA, and I just want to be at the top of the talent pool. I want opposing coaches and players to fear me.
What I learned in my career is to know how to take care of my body and treat it with respect. I will never forget that and never let go of that.
It's important for parents to put kids in positions where they can succeed and to teach competition because competition exists not only in sports.
There's always a thrill to see a guy's face when you sent 'em packing because you're gonna be the last person they thought about, the whole offseason.
There is an entire culture out there built around siphoning money from an athlete, and the young men and women who come through just feed the machine.
Without my success in basketball, I'm nothing. My family, my daughter, my teammates, my foundation, my acting career - they all depend on that success.
You don't need a corporation or a marketing company to brand you now: you can do it yourself. You can establish who you are with a social media following.
The minimum I run each day is 2 1/2 miles. I'll get to the weekend, and sometimes I'll run 10 miles. I've gotten up to 16 miles on the weekend. Running keeps me locked in.
By practicing the virtues we cultivate the soil from which healthy emotions sprout; by letting go of our character defects we drain the swamp in which diseased emotions breed.
I tell the young kids, you have eight or nine months of the year to play basketball and the rest of the year you can relax. So, you've got to be ready. It doesn't last forever.
When you get traded, the first thing you have to do is self-reflect and think about how you can get better. It has only helped me become a better player and think the game through.
When people say God blessed me with a beautiful jump shot, it really pisses me off. I tell those people, 'Don't undermine the work I've put in every day.' Not some days. Every day.
It's a war of wills out there on the court. You have to have a stronger will than your opponent, and every guy on your team has to feel that same way against the guy he's guarding.
Whether that is me retiring, staying here or going somewhere else, it will be on my terms. I've made it to this point, and I felt great that I have the choice to make it for myself.
I'm always going to be a Celtic no matter what. It's always going to be in my veins. Once you live there and play for that team and win a championship, it doesn't matter where you go.
The years in Boston were the best of my career, and they mean more to me than anything. Winning on that stage was incomparable to anything else. That's the way I choose to look at it.
I've always said I didn't want to coach. But I can't coach in college because I don't have my degree. So I want to give myself opportunities. A degree is something everyone should have.
Every camp I do, I'm always trying to figure out how I can help kids get better, so holding the actual title of coach, that doesn't matter to me. In life, I'm a coach. I think we all are.
Listen: God doesn't care whether or not you make your next jump shot. God will give you a lot of things in life, but he's not going to give you your jump shot. Only hard work will do that.
When the effort is in question, the ball goes in different directions and the ball doesn't always bounce your way. When you're playing in the home of the NBA champions, it isn't going to be easy.
As a team, we're all inside a bubble. Each of us only has so much room to operate. You have to carve out your space and recognize that because of someone else's needs, you might have to compromise a bit.
It doesn't necessarily have to be championship-or-bust for me to go back to the NBA. I want to be in a situation where I thought I could help, play a little bit, and help where they have good young talent.
I know what my purpose is. I know what I need to do out there on the floor. Sometimes you won't score a bunch of points, but breathing confidence into the people around you is the biggest key, the biggest role.
Inside the first 20 to 25 games of the season, we were losing these games, getting beat by two and three points. Over the last 10 games, it seems like we're starting to win these games and putting some good things together.
I want to run a marathon in the immediate future. In the future future, I want to do ironmans. I cycle long distances. The only thing I have to work on is the swimming. I'm a good swimmer, but I've never done long distances like that.