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I couldn't care less if the guy I'm guarding has HIV. I'm going to slam him anyway.
Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport.
Basketball is a business. Pure and simple. If you want to have fun, go to the YMCA.
That's the key to our team. We have so many weapons. You can just pick your poison.
Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.
You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.
Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.
When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.
In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win.
Plays are not as important as players, and players are not as important as teammates
Evidence is conclusive that your self-talk has a direct bearing on your performance.
I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.
Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship.
I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.
Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.
The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.
If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you. You haven't done much today.
Use different basketball offensive alignments to cause confusion for the other team.
Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.
I'm getting older. I'm getting sexier. I'm getting meaner. I can still do what I do.
It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.
I don't have the physical talent those guys have. My hard work has made me very good.
When your best player puts it on the line every day, the other guys can't cut corners
We communicate all the time, even when we don't realize it. Be aware of body language
For us to be the team that got him that historic 10th championship is special for us.
I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there.
I'm still learning. Hopefully I can keep getting better, and not stop where I am now.
Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.'
[My] career was sputtering until [I] did a 360 and got headed in the right direction.
I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game
I love the weather, I love my '63 droptop Impala, I love the 405, and I love my guys.
I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber.
The guys who take shortcuts, who aren't ready, they fail when their opportunity comes
I hated that perception that I didn't work hard, that I really don't love basketball.
I know how hard it is to shoot the basketball, so I've got great appreciation for it.
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
A Coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.
I'm very good at noticing talent. I knew he was special then and obviously he is now.
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.
The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back.
Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.
On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
My dad was a professional basketball player, and my mom was a hell of a tennis player.
I love seeing my teammates succeed. That's what I get more excited about than anything
Have a spiritual basis which guides you in life. Have a philosophy of life to live by.
If The Muppet Show had a basketball team, the score would always be Frog 99, Chaos 98.
In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody else, you help yourself.
I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.
When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.