It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me.

I'll make the right decision, whichever one it is. I have to be 100 percent, not 95 or 99.

Jury verdicts, basketball games, and even music are enough to set off black rage, it seems.

Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.

It is in general more profitable to reckon up our defeats than to boast of our attainments.

Push yourself to keep improving or you'll stay as close to the bottom as you are to the top

I just aim for basketball season to start. I don't really care about anything else in life.

I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.

I'm a big sports guy - golf, tennis, baseball, basketball, snowboarding - and I love games.

Freshman want to play. Sophomores want to start. Juniors want to score. Seniors want to win

I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face.

Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat.

The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players

Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.

I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball.

Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.

High school was really fun. I had lots of friends, I had activities, like basketball teams.

I spent money, I slept with women around the league, but I always kept my mind on the game.

You have to have a mentality. This is a business. This ain't hanging out having a good time

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.

I feel like LeBron James is an amazing basketball player, but he's also a community person.

Your best players have to unite and inspire the group... otherwise, they'll divide the group

I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.

There's so many young peoople who start to play basketball and never learn the fundamentals.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

Football comes naturally to me, but basketball is a challenge, that's why I like it so much.

Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real.

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.

We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.

They continue to criticize me for my outside shooting, but I continue to make outside shots.

Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances.

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

I know the strengths and weaknesses of my teammates. I make my passing decisions accordingly

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

I think Bush came back because Colin Powell was there. Hey, I'm the brigadier general, baby.

Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you.

A team should be an extension of a coach's personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.

Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.

Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my conscious thoughts.

Set the goal and work all days for it, until you achieve, I want to be a champion, the best!

I don't fit into the mold of the NBA man, and I think I've been punished financially for it.

Discipline is the greatest form of love you can show someone. Great players crave discipline

I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.

Everybody is different. Everybody has different styles. Just do it the best way you know how.

I can't begin to describe the amount of crap I've taken for being a lousy free-throw shooter.

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