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I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.
I was always a guy who could score the ball as a kid, but everybody wanted to score. And I always wanted to be different in some type of way.
I understand that, in this league, there are a lot of guys who can be All Stars, be superstars, so timing and circumstance plays a huge role.
You have your own perceptions as an artist because you're put on this planet to create mystery, but you're put here to unravel mysteries too.
When I speak to kids I tell them, 'Hey, you think your parents are a pain in the ass now, but they're going to get smarter as you get older.'
I wish the American public wasn't so stupid if they realized that half the people on television make a living just to insult the other party.
I'm at a space in my life where I see gifts I've been given, and if it ends, it's been a helluva ride. I did more than I'd ever think I'd do.
That's what university life is all about. Challenging, questioning, enjoying good people and good friends, and pushing yourself to the limit.
He wants Obama to do one thing, call him ... He said, if you can, Dennis, I don't want to do war. I don't want to do war. He said that to me.
Sugar can cause fatigue and it can also build up on your joints. It can lead to those injuries where you've got nagging pain on those joints.
Every morning when I wake and every night when I go to sleep, I'm thinking about what I can do to become a better father and a better person.
[ Stylists] are putting you in a style that most people are in because it's the trend. So you might have on the same outfit as everyone else.
It's the ultimate conceptual artwork. I took a piece of metal and just painted an image of a stop sign on it - a four-by-four-foot stop sign.
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.
The only measures that count are progress over your own self, and triumph over the vacant abstractions that most people mistake for thinking.
There's hasn't been a day in my life since I was 9 years old that I haven't touched a basketball or done something connected with basketball.
Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots ... I fell in love with you.
He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.
I did some things I regret, and I know there are people who think they know me. I've heard the things they say, and some of them are hurtful.
If you put everything together as far as my mind, my body, my game. If you put everything in one bottle, this is probably the best I've been.
Being from the Sudan, there is a lot of stuff going on in Sudan, so I try to do a lot there with my foundation. That's my way of giving back.
Great coaches help create an environment that makes the players want to be successful and work hard and accomplish goals for their teammates.
I take an approach of focusing on characteristics and qualities that I want to be as a teammate and the numbers will take care of themselves.
I'm not a player, I'm an alien...My focus is on winning championships. I don't focus on anything else. Aliens only want to win championships.
I don't want to get stuck practicing basketball all day, so that's why I'm always moving: because I don't like to be stuck in one mind-frame.
I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.
I know what I bring to the table. I know my game offensively and defensively. I think I'm one of the best, if not the best, playing two-ways.
I always get amazed as to how we always need to have someone as the best of something. Why can't we have two people as the best at something?
I know sometimes I need to be more like M.J., but M.J. also needs to be more like me. He needs to be the player he is with more my mentality.
Well, my favorite band is Radiohead. But, you know, I am pretty fascinated in general with music. I love music. It is definitely an interest.
If you are physically ready to play, it's a matter of confidence. Your confidence goes down when you lose games, when shots are not going in.
The ultimate sports figure. The ultimate competitor. Great person. I consider him my friend. I wouldn't be that good if I was Michael Jordan.
As a youngster in the projects, I definitely didn't have anything. So if you get something, you want to be able to give back and help others.
I like geography. I think I know every country in the world. If someone from another country plays for my team, I will know where he is from.
I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'.
I'm a father; I'm a friend. I think I've got the biggest heart in the world. A lot of times, that's not a good thing. It's a gift and a curse.
Of course New York is the Mecca of style in America, but don't knock Phoenix - it's not as big, but there are lots of people with style there.
NBA players, we're directly involved in the tech world whether we know it or not. Media content and wearables directly influence us every day.
This is the NBA; you can't stop everybody from scoring 30. But that 30? They're going to work for every point they get. And that's my mindset.
When I was growing up we didn't have cable. All that came on Saturday morning was Notre Dame football, and I was there every time to watch it.
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.
There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You're talking about men vs. boys.
If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.
It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of the court. That's all that matters.
I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money.
I live by the motto, 'To whom much is given, much is required.' I know that people are counting on me. That's why I have to keep working hard.
I started dressing and people used to ask, "Where do you get all that stuff?" I was going to thrift stores with my best friend Bianca Stewart.
I just write verses. I don't write all day long. When I have something that needs to be said, I just write it down on my notepad in my iPhone.
The reality is I'm kind of like an ocean. Everything is calm, calm, calm. I'm good. When the ball goes up in the air, the waves start rocking.
The greatest set shooter ever? Larry Joe Bird. Period. The best coming off screen? Reginald Miller. And the best off the dribble? Steph Curry.