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I had heard about Cheers, of course, but I never watched it. So I watched two episodes, and I was like, "Oh my God. This is really good."
There are few moments in science in which you genuinely are excited. The discovery of superfluidity in helium-3 was one of those moments.
I think editors are excellent marketers. They know their audience and produce copy to appeal to them - they just don't call it marketing.
As a newcomer, I was often expected to carry the bags of the older players, or get them burgers. That can make you feel pretty miserable.
The more you love your children, the more care you should take to neglect them occasionally. The web of affection can be drawn too tight.
I truthfully think, a consistent coach over 30 years, probably, I'd rather be that than having one championship and mediocrity for years.
In the NBA, you win, and you think you're going to win tomorrow. But as soon as you lose, you don't think you're ever going to win again.
The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.
I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a great place this was to work.
My life is very simple. I like simplicity and for my time to be my own, so that I have the freedom to devote the majority of it to Islam.
This is a business and everything happens for a reason. I'm going to just to play hard, try to play hard and do whatever it takes to win.
My mission is to kill; whether it's the Heat, whether it's the Lakers. Hopefully both. That's my mission, and that's what I'm here to do.
I don't live in the past. And besides, there are too many times in my career to remember specific events, because I played so many games.
I would never make an artwork that I wouldn't want to make forever. Wouldn't you want to make Trash Humpers [Korine's 2009 film] forever?
I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
I just work out hard enough that, if I'm craving something, I eat it and know I'm going to burn it off the next day with extra intensity.
If I got something to say or do to a man, I'm going to look that man in the eye and tell him what is going to happen. That's just me now.
I've heard a few times, in three or four years, this league is going to be yours. I don't like that. Because I think I'm established now.
It's fun that I get to live out my dream every single day. It's a blessing. I can't lose sight of that and I've just got to keep pushing.
When I'm playing the 1-guard, teams do a great job of just loading up and preparing for my drives and preparing for my three-point shots.
As a man, if you got a problem with somebody, you sit down face to face and you talk to them eye to eye. And you hash it out and move on.
There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.
Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend?
I remember when we were in Egypt as refugees. It was tough, but there was always hope - hope that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
I always said if I didn't focus on basketball, then it would have been football. I was pretty good and was asked to go to England trials.
Most of the photos I take I don't post, so Instagram is not my thing. I like to edit them, make them look good, and keep them for myself.
I had to play on many other teams before I made it on the Spurs. When you make that kind of journey, it only helps you when you get here.
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.
I've always just wanted to play ball, that's all. I didn't want to do no interviews, because I didn't want to be bothered with reporters.
I just try to keep rebounding the ball as much as I can. I just go out there and do what needs to be done and don't worry about my stats.
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.
I was a guy that had a lot of tools and could do a lot of other things, but my main thing was controlling the defensive end of the court.
I've always thought that pressure is trying to feed your family, trying to make a mortgage. We play a game...And this is an amazing game.
He credited his teammates, who he thanked in turn, with challenging him every day and driving him forward and making him a better player.
I wasn't going to shy away from getting married when I did and having a baby young and starting a family, even with the job that I chose.
Something I've been starting to use almost every day is a blood flow restriction system for my legs. It's good for recovery and strength.
I understand that at the end of the day it's about winning and if you win, we all look good - whether you come of the bench or you start.
You don't want anybody walking into your house and taking a Gatorade out of your refrigerator, you've got to get in there and protect it.
People doubted me, said I lacked skill. I'm just trying to stay consistent, use my minutes wisely, and do what I can with the opportunity.
I got a bond with all my teammates. Well, the ones that's real. The ones that I'm cool with, I'm cool with. It's a bond and a brotherhood.
You just have to know that there's people watching you, and you've got to be a positive role model and not put yourself in bad situations.
I'm the kind of guy who has to be two feet in if I am going to give my best effort, so broadcasting is something I'm looking at long-term.
Marc Gasol, he's more of a true center. There are guys who play that traditional center role, but the game is also played differently now.
At least 50 times. I've jumped off a building, jumped off a cliff in a car. I've been in bedrooms when women came in with knives and guns.
Bogut - I wouldn't be the defender I am without Bogut. He taught me a ton. Angles. How to guard the post. You name it, he taught me a ton.
I always remind my kids that hard work pays off. That's how I got to where I am right now because of sacrifice and the work I put into it.
The key to getting ahead is setting aside 8 hours a day for work and 8 hours a day for sleep - and making sure they're not the same hours.
I found out this summer how to hook up my Xbox 360 in the hotel and get past security. It took me a while to figure out, but I got it now.
When you're in that zone there's nothing really the defense can do ... It doesn't matter who's sticking you because everything looks good.
When I was out there on the floor, I think I did pretty good for myself... I've never really had enough time to play and actually improve.