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Don't give them 3-point shots if that's what they're trying to do and embarrass you in any way.
If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong.
I don't feel anything when I watch Shaquille O'Neal play. I don't feel anything coming off him.
Whether it's college or WNBA, its basketball and the more you play the less you need to adjust.
I want to see myself as a student. Keep learning, keep improving, keep your eyes and ears open.
Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win
You really can't please people. I know everybody's attention is on what I'm doing on the floor.
My will is to always be better and better and better. I've got the will to want to be the best.
A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice on small hills.
It is hard to try and find a rhythm when you're only out there for short spurts, but it's fine.
I don't need to be in New York. If you've had a bad game, they're booing you and all that mess.
I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.
Championship teams are built on being prepared, playing unselfishly and being held accountable.
Fear of failure, it's the greatest motivational tool. It drives me and drives me and drives me.
On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable
Obviously my role is shooter, trying to take my numbers to another level from that perspective.
The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it
Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.
I believe correcting is the positive approach. I believe in the positive approach. Always have.
When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.
I think, for me, one of the things I've been blessed with is the ability to speak with clarity.
A few years, there are teams that are just dominant over everyone. Those years are few and far.
I want people to know what they didn't know about me. I just wanted them to know the real side.
I've learned that it's harder to try to put on this goody two-shoes persona when that's not me.
If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.
When it applies to the Olympics and making a decision, I have to claim Australia as my country.
You have to do your job and put your best foot forward and focus on what you have to do to win.
I know that, me being from Sudan and London, it's a big honour to have even made it to the NBA.
I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball.
If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you're business is successful.
I've been engaged in so many meaningful things. I've been full with family and ministry things.
With MJ and Kobe, what you get is you get people who is talking trash to you and backing it up.
I work hard. That's what people should know about me. I work hard. I eat right. I'm in the gym.
I'd take 12 guys who had a strong passion for the game over 12 guys who don't respect the game.
If I thought of the number of people who were watching me as I got ready to shoot, I?d miss it.
I played on an all-black high school team and we didn't want people saying that we were clowns.
We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team.
When you get a good workout in, you feel good for the rest of the day. It helps clear the mind.
Don't disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing's wrong.
Not all players want to play defense. You get in foul trouble, you're going to be on the bench.
Win or lose, I am programmed to do more. That's because I am the other son of Jorel - Superman.
I'm not going to try to go out there and outdo him. I don't have to try to outdo him, I'm Shaq.
Stay out of the gentlemen's clubs. Get a lot of rest. Just have fun and relax and stay focused.
Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.
I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love.
On the court, I'm not afraid of anything. I try to have confidence and have a belief in myself.
A lot of guys are able to separate how they act off the court versus how they act on the court.
It was a steppingstone. The NBA, for me, was preparation for me to do something someplace else.
You leave America, then you go someplace else, you begin to create something totally different.
I don't feel this overwhelming pressure to play or to 'make money.' That's not my driving goal.