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I think the character of a man is to establish something where no one else has ever done before.
I'm not comfortable with being honored, showered with appreciation. But it's always appreciated.
I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.
I'm probably going to have to go with Kobester. He's an assassin with LeBron coming right after.
No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.
To win MVP was a dream come true for sure, but there are guys who have done this multiple times.
When I was told my team was lucky to win, I replied: "the more we practice, the luckier we get."
I have a tendency, especially when I'm playing with great players, to try and get them the ball.
At home we've played very bad. That's the reality. We finished good, but we had problems at home.
My senior year of high school, I probably wouldn't get so much out of it as if I went to college.
Being an NBA general manager really is a lot of pressure. There's so much that goes into the job.
I felt that N.Y. is the mecca of basketball. The love that I have for basketball, I feel it here.
I know what makes me happy. I know what makes me miserable. I'm trying to stay on the happy side.
You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
Anybody who walks out peacefully, who protests peacefully, that's what this country was built on.
Knicks fans are the smartest in the world and they know you can't just play one end of the court.
I would really want to teach someone how to function without having to have plays called for you.
To the folks that continue to support through ups and downs... good and bad... I can't thank you.
I bleed and breathe Hawks. Even when I played for other teams I felt funny, because I was a Hawk.
I was really scared when I went to Oregon State. I wasn't sure I could play at the college level.
I hope they'll say I was one of the hardest-working basketball players on both ends of the floor.
I would like to walk in a room and people know who I am and be like, "Oh, I respect his opinion."
When you have a lot of communication, it picks up the aggressiveness with everybody on the court.
I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates
Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.
If you can't see someone's got a game with great personality, you shouldn't be out there looking.
Always go onward; returning to a favored place you will only find your old footsteps washed away.
I had a real bad attitude after my dad passed of liver cancer. I was 9, and we were really close.
Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door.
We're talking too much about what goes on in the stands, nothing about what goes on on the court.
There are a lot of things that frustrate me. I get frustrated when I have to wait at a red light.
When you're overseas and on a trip for awhile, it's tough to stay groomed. You miss your routine.
I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.
I was shooting 45 times a game. What was I supposed to do? Pass it into Chris Mihm & Kwame Brown?
My whole mindset in training is to be explosive and fast, and I try not to get too big and bulky.
There's that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?
For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.
You always - as a basketball player, as a competitor - that's where you speak most: on the court.
When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.
We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom.
I think if you can find competitive people, they'll make any environment that they go to winners.
To me, defense is a mental attitude it takes will and heart to go out there and lock your man up.
I think the main message is that world rugby needs New Zealand and New Zealand needs world rugby.
This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
I can do the little things, play defense, dive on the floor to get loose balls, things like that.
I didn't want to be like some other guys who jump on another team's bandwagon just to get a ring.
Everyone knows my career was catapulted to another level when I got traded to the Boston Celtics.
I have one thing to say to those non-believers. Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion.
Being the youngest of twelve kids and having your underwear handed down teaches you how to share.