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If he were on fire, he couldn't act as if he were burning. He can't out-act me on the big screen.
We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom.
I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates
Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
(The Hack-A-Shaq is) just a way of telling me that you can't stop me. Thank you. I appreciate it.
You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
Being here feels like I'm out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team.
I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
When you get to be my age, you don't buy green bananas because you may not be around to eat them.
I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.
I really want to start playing basketball. Basketball and ping-pong are my two forms of exercise.
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.
I have one thing to say to those non-believers. Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion.
I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
If something works for another school, use it. Don't act like you are too good to use other ideas
As we develop new beliefs about who we are, our behavior will change to support the new identity.
If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.
I don't believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don't know where your next meal is coming from.
My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That's it. I don't have any other goals
Balancing schoolwork and basketball was very, very hard, but a lot of benefits came along with it.
There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.
I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.
When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser.
Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.
I lost all feeling a long time ago. Basketball is basketball. It doesn't matter what floor I'm on.
If I can go to the U.S. Army and fight the war at 18 why can't you play basketball for 48 minutes?
I've read that same formula, but as an athlete I'm classified as phenomenal. You could look it up.
Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger).
You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other
He loves basketball. And I said Obama loves basketball. Let's start there, all right. Start there.
It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.
I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.
Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.
Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.
I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.
We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
Leadership does not mean getting people to do their job. It means getting people to do their best.
As long as they are medicated the right way with the asthma medicine they won't have any problems.
I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.
Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.
Working hard is one thing, but working hard with purpose is what separates the good from the great
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.
Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.