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I know that if I'm going to take myself to where I want to go as an athlete and a person, I have to look at all my training options.
I've never really been told my game reflects like I'm from Los Angeles. I'm always told that I have more of an East Coast type game.
Some things don't just walk away. A dog got a broken leg, he ain't just going to walk away. He going to try to get himself together.
My wife cooks, I clean. Then I go to practice, come home, and take a two hour nap. I wake up, shave my head, then it's time to ball.
If somebody attacks me with words, I'm always like, 'Do you know me? Do you know me that well? Let's have a beer and talk about it.'
You definitely have to do other things when you know your shot isn't falling. You can't just depend on knocking down the three-ball.
For me, hip-hop culture is involved in everything - it's in me, in who I am, in how I dress, how I talk. It's in my son and my wife.
Basic science provides long-term benefits for ourselves and our fragile planet and should be supported by all the world's societies.
I know I will leave my work unfinished. I just hope I planted enough seeds in my children and grandchildren that they will continue.
People wonder why I love Africa so much. I say this is where I was born and raised. My roots are in Africa; that's were I developed.
I know, basketball is a dance. I didn't understand the significance of that type of training at first. I was supposed to read poems.
I'm not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say.
Whenever I see that ball coming my way I am just hungry to get it. When I get the chance to take it I try to score as much as I can.
The way my team are doing, we could get Wilt Chamberlain in a trade and find out that he's really two midgets Scotch-taped together.
The truth of basketball is done in competition and fundamentals and team, but there's a lot of other junk that goes around the game.
You have to do everything to help your team out. I have the ability to rebound, so I might as well go and do it to help my team win.
People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season.
To play at the Mecca of basketball and the Garden every night, it's probably the greatest decision I've ever made to go to New York.
I was a member of the Fab Five at the University of Michigan, but I was also on the Dean's List there. I took pride in my education.
As a kid from Detroit, I played whatever sport was in season: football, basketball, wrestling, whatever it was. I was an active kid.
After you're finished celebrating your 60th birthday, feel free to stop supporting your children, and start supporting your parents!
When it's over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best you were capable of? If yes, you will probably be ok with the outcome
In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.
Cooperation - To get cooperation, you must give cooperation. Always seek to find the best way rather than insisting on your own way.
In spite of all that doctors know, and their studies never end, the best cure of all when spirits fall is a kind note from a friend.
My high school coach used to tell me there's no correct way to shoot, that the only correct way was to get the ball into the basket.
If I continue to just get to the playoffs every year, I guess you could say I arrived, but right now I'm just trying to find my way.
I'm not someone who is going to give in to a lot of pressure. I've always understood that everything is not always going to be good.
I'm under a super microscope. I've got my friends to keep me cool. As long as you've got friends, you've got nothing to worry about.
It's a different thing when you play on a team that has to win, that doesn't consider it a good year unless you win the championship
Some people think, 'Who is this guy? Where did he come from? I never heard of him.' But it took me time to become a good NBA player.
You're an idiot. You've screwed up every play we ever ran. You're too stupid to even remember the plays. We ought to get rid of you.
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 feel in love with an ex, it isn't that you still love him, but that you are simply stuck in the idea of what YOU did wrong.
When no one is selfless in a relationship, there is war. When one is selfless, there is peace. When both are selfless, there is joy.
No matter how well you do in the regular season, it has to be capped off with a championship to really mark your legacy in the game.
I lost my mom when I was seven, and at some point in my life having food it was like a big deal for me because it was not every day.
As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am a worker bee.
I think it would be a boring game if everybody was the same, just like it would be boring if you guys asked the same dumb questions.
There was not too much to do as a kid when we arrived in Germany. Playing basketball and listening to music gave me something to do.
It's easy to go out there and fight and scratch and play and sweat and bleed for guys that you consider your friends, your brothers.
For me, I love the path that I have taken on. I take all of my experiences; I eliminate all of the bad and take all of the positive.
The toughest opponents to defend are Iverson, Marbury and Payton. They are all very talented and can shoot at anytime from anywhere.
When I see these young girls who are dreaming the dream that I'm living, it's very very exciting and it puts a big smile on my face.
When I first started playing, we practiced nine hours a day. Five and a half to six hours of those were working on the fundamentals.
It's not requirement to have a point guard, you can have skill players with 3 or 4 guys on the same team playing multiple positions.
This is what being an athlete's all about, being able to give back to our community, the people that support us night in, night out.
I didn't do anything very pretty. My contributions were in the intangibles. But, they were the type of things that help lead a team.
The public's got it right, a lot of NBA stars are arrogant and like to spend lots of money and have lots of girlfriends and all that.
You go through a lot throughout a season. You're going to face a lot of adversity. And the best teams overcome any type of adversity.