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Growing up playing on the streets, you made your name by talking mess and getting into people's heads.
When I first came in the league, there were only two officials. So you could really get away with a lot.
There are so many really good players in the men's game that no one person can dominate year after year.
Forwards are either too tall, and I'm too quick for them, or guards are too small, and I shoot over them.
I'm into hard work. I never had the best talent or the best jumper. I've always been about dirt and sweat.
People say I'm cold, that I'm impersonal on the court. Well, let me tell you, it's blood and guts out there.
As kids, we all wanted a bike. But a lot of people don't have that opportunity, especially in the inner city.
The best thing is to go into an opposing arena, and 15,000 people are focusing on you. That's the best feeling.
That's what I tell all the kids who come to my summer camps: 'You'll get a shot; it's about what you do with it.'
Other teams fear me so much, just my being out there. I could even be playing on my deathbed, and I'd worry them.
The league wants certain things. They want certain guys. I'm just not one of them. But I can't help the way I am.
I had four siblings. We were hiking all the time. But camping? No. I don't like the idea of the creatures at night.
Military veterans and the sacrifices they have made for our country carry a status we all should appreciate and honor.
It used to be you a needed a true center to win championships, but now the point guard position holds just as much weight.
I walk into a restaurant in Westwood now, and people know it's Reggie Miller. I used to be always Cheryl's little brother.
You look at the pioneers that have paved the way for players like myself. Sometimes, you just sit back and scratch your head.
Whether it's the best player or the 12th man next to the Gatorade cooler, understanding the personalities on your team is key.
I want to say thank you to the great state of Indiana and all the fans.... Pacers Nation, Blue and Gold, thank you guys so much.
Contrary to what people believe, yes, basketball has been a big part of my life. But on the other hand, it's also been a small part.
When you retire, you don't get fat and old. C'mon: it's like a shark. Sharks never stop swimming; that's when they die. You gotta keep moving.
All truly great shooters - Dale Ellis, Larry Bird, Craig Hodges, Chris Mullin - we always believed that we were the best shooters in the world.
Everyone talks about Utah riding, slickrock and all that. I go through the mountain-bike magazines at the shop, and I think, 'That'd be awesome.'
Defenses had to play us, obviously, out to the arc, but it was really, to me, my mid-range game that was probably more dangerous than my 3-point shot.
Carmelo Anthony should do what makes him happy - either stay with the Knicks and be mediocre, or get with a contender and help them get over the hump.
Freddy Krueger, that's my boy. He's lean, and he's mean. I like scary movies, and when I had my head shaved, some people thought I looked just like him.
I made a lot of big threes throughout my career, but it was the 3-point shot that allowed me to maneuver inside the paint, post-up, mid-range game and so forth.
I'm not going to broadcast forever. I'll probably want to do something else in basketball, which will probably be running a team or at least helping run a team.
For sports in general, it's good to have a person in the White House who's physically fit, who loves sports, but also understands and knows how to run a country.
People across the country think I'm jealous of my dear, beloved, sweet, angel sister. But there is no-o-o-o jea-ea-ea- lou-ou-ou-ou-sy-y-y-y. I love her too much.
I wanted to merge two worlds that were very important to me. Being able to raise money for Dropping Dimes through the sale of custom biking kits was the perfect plan.
I've always liked to shoot from the hip. This is the perfect fit for me ... I'm willing to earn my spurs, because once again, after 18 years I'm back to being a rookie.
What makes me a selfish player? Because I shoot the ball? I'm supposed to shoot the ball. That's how you score points. Those points go on the scoreboard for the whole team.
Trying to outplay my sister or come out from her shadow, I think that gave me an edge, or a chip on my shoulder. That's where the flair and a little bit of the drama came from.
Having played in the league during the '80s, '90s, and the new millennium (old, I know), I had the chance to see firsthand how the best point guards of our time played the game.
I don't know if it's a small-market thing or not, but we never get the benefit-of-the-doubt calls like New York, L.A., Miami and the big market teams. That's just the way it is.
I want to make movies like 'The Upside of Anger,' 'Maria Full of Grace,' old-school films like 'Some Kind of Wonderful' or 'Vision Quest': movies you remember songs and lines from.
You're going to play me different if I have the ball, even if I'm at 75, 80 percent, just for the simple fact that you do not want me to make that three. That's helping my team out.
When you're young and arrogant and cocky and feel you're invincible, you say a lot of mean things to a lot of people because you think you're better, you don't need to deal with people.
My personality, if I was healthy enough to play, I'm going to play! I felt that at 75, 80 percent, even if I had a sprained ankle, if I'm out there on the floor, I could be Deion Sanders.
To be part of this exclusive club is special. It's a proud day for me. It's special for me. I get a chance to join Cheryl, the first brother-sister act in the Hall of Fame. She was a role model.
A lot of people wish they could be in the house with the greatest of anything. I just so happened to live across the hall from absolutely, positively the greatest women's basketball player ever.
Mountain biking is such a very small community. I just want to put the hard work in so people don't think I'm a slacker. I want the hardcore mountain bikers to respect, 'Okay, well, he did it the right way.'
I've always considered myself a crunch-time player. I just love having the ball in my hands. Everyone in the arena knows the ball is supposed to be in your hands and you still make it. It's the odds. I love the odds.
When you have 20,000 people yelling and screaming at you, four other guys can concentrate on the floor. So every time I touch the basketball and everyone is yelling and chanting and doing things towards me, well, four other guys can concentrate.
When I was in the 9th or 10th grade, Cheryl was All-American, and she was getting all the pub. I thought to myself, 'Why isn't anyone paying any attention to me?' I used to wish that I wasn't Reggie Miller, that I was Reggie Smith or Reggie Jackson.
Coming from L.A., rush hour from 8 to 10 and from 3 to 5 on the freeways. Everything was so congested. Indiana, there's never any traffic. People are warm and nice. People are warm and nice in California, but you never know. You might run across Sirhan Sirhan the next day in L.A.