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Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.
I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'
I'm just more content with myself. Like, if I've got something to say, I want to get it off of my chest.
I'm not the type of person to give up just because something gets rough. That's a coward. That's not me.
You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.
Once you open your eyes and start looking around you, you start picking up things that are very obvious.
When I was born, the umbilical cord came wrapped around my neck, so when I came out, I wasn't breathing.
I don't like new environments. I don't like being around a lot of new people. It makes me uncomfortable.
Yoga isn't just about the body, it's also about the mind and it's a technique that has really helped me.
If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
I know a lot of people want to buy puppies, but adopting a dog who needs a home is doing something good.
I'm pretty into music. Anything with music I love... I'm really big on lyrical content plus a good beat.
I was top-10 once upon a time in this league, and I took a quick drop-off. Like, that's just not normal.
We're in need for culture change. We're going to change the way you know you look at food, sugar, sleep.
No one could have prepared for me BBQ on pizza. I mean, both are great. But together? It was incredible.
I don't know, you go through what you go through. You handle adversity, and I think it made me hungrier.
I think I stand up more often than I should on defense. I've got to be solid and continue to get better.
I thought at first I was going to be an NFL quarterback. I played until I was a freshman in high school.
There are so many really good players in the men's game that no one person can dominate year after year.
When I first came in the league, there were only two officials. So you could really get away with a lot.
I'm 38, and everyone is making a big deal out of it because I got a few gray hairs cropping in my sides.
When I don't have basketball practice, I'll be in a gym for 2.5 hours - 30 minutes abs, 2 hours lifting.
I just want everyone to know I'm suing Ruben Studdard. He had his hand on my ass and he wouldn't let go.
I'm a weird big guy. Doing rapping, doing movies. Do a lot of stuff. But always do things the right way.
I don't ever want to grow up. I guess I'm like Peter Pan. Grown-ups have problems. I want to stay happy.
I've played with Mardy Fish a lot. Played with him, I think, two years ago in one of the weekend rounds.
For me, when you are have people wondering what is next, what is coming out, you are on the right track.
I was the best basketball player, the only thing good in my hometown so everybody did everything for me.
I always watched Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, and I said I could be playing on the court with them.
It seems like my whole life I've been this little Canadian kid dreaming somebody would give me a chance.
I think you can get too focused on the championship and forget how rewarding it is to be part of a team.
When you play with Kobe Bryant, the ball is gonna be with him most of the time, which is understandable.
I was struggling man. I had a stomach ache. I was throwing up, I was just feeling bad. I couldn't sleep.
In France, if you talk to little boys, they know all of the NBA players and not one single Pro A player.
Yeah, I definitely like broadcasting. And I'm looking forward to getting into it when my career is done.
I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from.
I wish there was a season where I was playing and didn't have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.
You can ask all the best players in the NBA - there's not one player in the NBA that guards them like me.
Usually guys like Chris Paul, Lebron James, they will steal the ball from you. Stay away from those guys.
I was a big fan of Shaq when I was little, but I don't think I'm going to play too much like him, though.
Basketball is basketball, but with each level, there's new challenges and new things you have to pick up.
You're not going to please everybody. I've just got to do whatever I feel is right, just use my judgment.
He'll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.
I always try to treat people with respect and I just don't know. I got three assault cases for no reason.
I can do a lot more by shooting from outside, score inside, penetrate, and make opportunities for others.
Leaders set the tone for their peers. Peers look up to them and say, 'They're doing it, so I'm doing it.'
I know, personally, people said a lot about what kind of defender I was. So I wanted to get better at it.
What I am today, is from Houston and my friends, my closest friends, we all went to high school together.
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