The thing about the max is, you're worth whatever somebody is willing to pay you, in my mind.

Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way I am achieving my dreams.

It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.

I realize I'm a free spirit. I like to be happy. I have to have more control of my happiness.

It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in your stomach before every game.

That's the best way to audition for anything: When your back-up plan is your dream, you know?

I feel like me and Batman have a lot in common. Out on the basketball court, I'm a vigilante.

I'm just saying if one team out of 30 goes small, that don't mean everybody else is doing it.

This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

They didn't have a problem with me being wild and crazy when it came time to fill the arenas.

I can't begin to describe the amount of crap I've taken for being a lousy free-throw shooter.

I thought it was pathetic: The league just decided that Grant Hill would go right to the top.

When an elevator brings u upstairs, you better send it back down in order to bring others up!

I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister.

I lost control of myself a couple times in the playoffs. I have to keep cooler in the future.

Asthma research is a lot better and new medicines are always coming out to help young people.

Fatherhood is the best thing that could happen to me, and I'm just glad I can share my voice.

Assistants like Tim Grgurich worked with me and watched film of me from my Oregon State days.

Part of being a leader means knowing who you can go after and who you should pat on the butt.

Guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, they'll take bad criticism in a good way.

Everyone is having sex until they fall in love. When you fall in love, then it's making love.

I like when somebody says something negative about me because I can put it back in their face

For me and Washington, it was like I was in a dark tunnel, and the light was really far away.

I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.

I designed it, the tailors wanted the kilt as a high joint but I wanted mine low like a Jedi.

Basketball is not played simply with X's and O's. It's played with both trust and confidence.

I think if I had one year of college, I'd have done better with the mental part [of the NBA].

It's discouraging for me to come out there and watch the lack of fan support for a good team.

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

It is easier to reach our potential when we learn the value of including others in our quest.

There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions

I'm not going to emphasize the sky-hook as much as work with the specific skills of the guys.

I hope I did it the way my peers did it before me. I didn't do anything but try to play hard.

I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.

My style has changed and evolved mainly because I've grown to have more confidence in myself.

I'm going to show you my faults, I'm going to show you my insecurities, I'm going to be real.

I'm here to shine a bright light. I'm not here to be a guy of death. I just like 'KD' better.

I'm going to let you know the real, and I'm going to let you know the real as I can about me.

So much tension around here in New York. They want to fine you for every little thing you do.

Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.

I love showcasing my talents - not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world.

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

I really don't care about coming from the bench if that helps the team to win a championship.

Most of the time I'm really not aware of what I am doing. I'm just so locked into the moment.

You can have X's and O's, you can have talent, but if you don't have a vision, it won't work.

If I had been playing for money I would have complained a long time ago that I was underpaid.

If your first response is, 'I can't do this,' then that is exactly where God wants you to be.

The further you get into technology, the further you go into gaming. That's the general rule.

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