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Perception rules the world. Everyone knows that. Where we live and where we're from, you just can't escape it.
My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.
I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
I don't pay attention to a lot of people - I pay attention to a select few, and that's worked out well for me.
You have to get yourself psyched up because you never have a night off defensively, especially at my position.
It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.
Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge.
You've got to put in a lot of practice if you want to be good in something. You've got to do it the right way.
It doesn't matter what you've done, but what you're going to do the next game, and that's what I'm focused on.
If I see LeBron walking down the street, it's not going to be no fistfight. I've got a lot of respect for him.
When you're a young player, and you're starting to scratch your potential, you don't know how good you can be.
Everything I know now . . . the pitfalls, the highs and lows, everything . . . it taught me and made stronger.
Home court will be tremendous. That will be a big relief, playing at home in front of the energy and the fans.
Kobe's dedication to the game is unreal. And I mean that in the truest sense... it was literally unbelievable.
To have a beautiful house on the outside is one thing... Once you get inside, that's what really makes a home.
I'm mature enough to understand I can find time to do other things without disturbing my focus for basketball.
I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life.
A lot of coaches play percentages when it comes to me, but that's just a way of saying that you can't stop me.
A wet spot on the floor kind of put a scare in myself, so you never know inside those lines what might happen.
Japanese would never 'restore' an antique. The signs of age and wear are to them its most beautiful qualities.
When I first came in the league, a lot of people were surprised by my knowledge about the history of the game.
Well, I tried to play defense. But when they did call a foul on Shaq, I tried to make sure they called a foul.
My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
Obviously, if I could go back and change anything, I would be a perfect man. And I know there's no perfect man.
You used to think the suspect was the guy with the cornrows; now you see the police officers with the cornrows.
I always wanted to be the No. 1 pick, but come draft night anything can happen - trades, or anything like that.
When you're losing by 20 to 30 points night in and night out, that's no fun. You can't accept that as a player.
Any time you go into a new environment, you have to learn a new system, there are adjustments you have to make.
That's how we like to play basketball, is be physical down there in the paint and force teams to the perimeter.
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him
My biggest problem with everything going on is the lack of understanding and the lack of respect in this world.
Back then every small town had a gym, and if itseated more than 2,000 then we'd be interested in playing in it.
I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been stacking teams since way back in the day.
I've really gotten into fashion, and ever since I got into the NBA, I feel like players are walking billboards.
I'm a veteran. I understand the game. I can control a game. I understand systems. I can play several positions.
We like the opportunity to get off to a fast start, no matter what our schedule says, and that's our objective.
Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college, where you figure out two plus two is 10, or something.
A player dreams of being a superstar, but he doesn't want people flocking all over him asking for an autograph.
These people didn't know anything about black people, so the only thing they could imagine was the worst thing.
You keep working hard and the wind will carry you where it needs to carry you, in the direction you need to be.
Now is a time where social media allows people to be heard on a different level. Everyone is using their voice.
Walking on rocks, hurts. Walking on glass, cuts. Walking on hot coals, burns. Walking on someones heart, kills.
Some people just can't forgive. And that's just the way life is. You know, I can't forgive some things, either.
I don't play roulette, but it's funny: whenever somebody I know is going to Vegas, I'm like, 'Put it on black.'
I express myself through song when I can't let people in on my thoughts otherwise. I need the creative process.
When I first came into the league, I followed my parents for everything. Now, I'm really doing stuff on my own.
Lies don't matter, ... There's no merit to it. It's kind of hard to entertain foolishness when it has no merit.
My biggest concern for the Lakers - and they're going have to figure out a way to rectify this - is Lonzo Ball.
If you are knowledgeable about something and are able to talk about it, you should be able to express yourself.