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Kev has these old Boston drills, where you all have to talk to each other, and interact, and it's helped us.
Sometimes I'm not even satisfied when I got 6 points and 22 rebounds, because I'm always looking to do more.
This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
The East is going to be pretty easy for me. The Great Chest of the West becomes the Great Beast of the East.
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.
I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.
Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.
What is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop?
My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.
But you can not compare Yao's stats to mine. You just can't compare it and I am playing everyone one-on-one.
Basketball is great; no one in Europe seems to believe just how close the spectators can sit to the players.
My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with that.
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.
Basketball sneakers are for people who want to be comfortable. I rather be uncomfortable and just look nice.
I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.
I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender
Nietzsche was so intelligent and advanced. And that's how I am. I'm the black, basketball-playing Nietzsche.
I'm going forward with my plans for life. I'm looking at things not only basketball-wise, but personal-wise.
A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.
Since I first started playing basketball, I have just loved it, and nothing has ever made me lose that love.
The biggest thing is getting our guys to understand, you can't let one mistake compound into another mistake
The more things we can get kids to do correctly off the court, the more they will do correctly on the court.
'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role
Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It's amazing how many people don't use them
Doesn't matter. If I would've had a beer before the game, I would've been drunk. So I don't believe in 'if.'
The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.
There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does
I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.
I just want to say, 'Nice job,' but now let the professional take over. There can only be one me. Uno más me.
I told my wife the other day, I'm the Halle Berry of the NBA. Everybody wants this, baby. Everybody wants me.
They said you have to use your five best players but I found you win with the five who fit together the best.
There's more impact if you burn somebody with your eyes, look straight into him and let him know with a look.
The chip comes from people saying I'm not good enough, or I can't score, or I'm not a real basketball player.
My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.
I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95.
Promise yourself to make all your friends know there is something in them that is special and that you value.
I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.
My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.
Men from my tribe in Sudan - the Dinka tribe - are very tall, so you could say I was born to play basketball.
I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.
I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice. I know the ins and outs of everything.
I went from five foot eleven to six foot eight, and the more ball I played, the more I caught on to the game.
I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.
I do play with a chip on my shoulder. That's who I am. That's how Philadelphia basketball players are raised.
The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in a million.
As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.
I'm really into basketball, baseball, football and working out - but you'll never catch me in a public sauna.