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What do you do to help us win when you're not scoring baskets?
I lost $35,000 in less than a week at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
Doing more of what doesn't work won't make it work any better.
I just like to win basketball games. That's what motivates me.
I don't need my players to like me. I need them to play for me
Every memory I have from when I was a kid involves basketball.
I watch a lot of NBA basketball, especially with the playoffs.
I'm going to try to fit in where I can and play the way I can.
I don't feel like basketball is the only way to make a living.
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.
What you specifically teach is what your players will do best.
Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.
The best competition I have is against myself to become better
I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!
Since I've been in fourth grade, all I've known was basketball.
Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people.
I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I'd work for the Klan.
I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.
People can fly. Some people fly higher than others, that's all.
When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.
We might make a lot of money but, we also spend a lot of money.
We feel that we are fighting for our lives and our livelihoods.
I believe a big part of leadership is about winning the moment.
Unlike last year, we're not just happy to be here in the Finals
I played basketball and soccer my freshman year in high school.
When you feed the big dog, it does whatever you tell him to do.
They don't pay you a million dollars for two-hand chest passes.
The party's just getting started. This is where the fun starts.
We cannot accept in victory what we would not accept in defeat.
Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.
My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.
Good sound habits are more important than rules - use concepts.
Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
We have strict orders: If we talk about it we get fined $50,000.
Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity.
Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.
Loyalty is a cohesive force that forges individuals into a team.
Players must do what you want them to do in pressure situations.
When it comes to celebrating, act like you've been there before.
Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!
When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
It's hard being the NBA's sex symbol, but somebody has to do it.
I'm not against taking shots, but I am against taking bad shots.
Everyone on the bench stands for the man coming out of the game.
Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
Well, I don't remember all the names of all the clubs we went to
Help one kid at a time. He'll maybe go back and help a few more.