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The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively.
I've always thought basketball was the best sport, although it wasn't the sport I was best at. It was just the most fun to watch.
I've never allowed my political life, or my life as a basketball player, to define the totality of my humanity or my personality.
I know American football. I know a little bit about soccer. I know baseball, I know basketball. But, rugby is a foreign language.
My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world has a cracked sidewalk.
If I didn't believe in this team and this organization and the direction that we're headed, I wouldn't have signed the extension.
I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.
When my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass.
When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of your future.
In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution.
Other people need to be forward thinkers. Not just basketball players. Not just people in the sports world. But people in general.
That's what I do. I get in and get under people's skin and all that stuff. But you will remember me - and that's all that matters.
If a farmer and his family can get up at 5:30 every morning to milk cows, surly we can get up at that time to practice basketball.
Just fundamental things - I played guard and I played forward, so you get into a position where you are pivoting out on the court.
Just because we play in the NBA or coach in the NBA doesn't mean we are not human. We are supermen. For me, getting shot is scary.
I used to ski. I still play basketball a little bit. I'll play soccer but more in a safe environment, never on a full-grass pitch.
If I hadn't become a professional basketball player, I would have become a history teacher. There's so much to learn from history.
Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
I'll never worry about not being successful. I'll just take it one day at a time, one season at a time. And play as hard as I can.
I've been playing basketball since forever. The highlight of my high school career was scoring 51 points with 13 threes in a game.
I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.
It didn't matter how good I was. It was always, 'You're a girl. You can't play with the guys.' It's always been motivation for me.
I've learned what it feels like to lose, believe me. But I think, in the end, that is just going to make winning that much better.
My closest friends in the league are Dirk Nowitzki and Rex Chapman. Although I think Michael Finley and I will be friends forever.
I want to show people who I really am, especially aspiring basketball players who want to be at this level. That's what I'm about.
Basketball was always my first love, but once I had a good year as a senior, I figured the next step was to play college football.
Yeah Ernie, its called defense, I mean I wouldn't know anything about it personally but I've heard about it through the grapevine.
When I had troubles, I'd go out - with basketball, you can do it by yourself, too. So you'd go out and shoot, and you'd fantasize.
At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player. I am a better person because of my failures and disgraces.
Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.
I think the big thing with O.J. - I've known him since he was in high school - and he's a great kid, loves the game of basketball.
If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.
Blacks can get into medical school with a lower grade ... If that's true, a Jew should be able to play basketball with a lower net.
The Dodgers. My favorite hockey team is the Kings. I like the Clippers in basketball. And I like USC college. Football, the Giants.
No matter what business you're in, you can't run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesn't matter how many games you've won.
We had more great times than bad times together, but they've moved on, I've moved on. I have a new team now and I have a new focus.
Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end.
There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.
I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
Right now, you know, it's not about the refs or anything else, it's about hitting first, getting on the run and never looking back.
I love the flow of the game. There’s a certain fluidity to basketball. I don’t enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way.
First off, do everything they can to give their kids the opportunities to play sports; asthma is not a deterrent to playing sports.
When I'm done playing basketball, I want do something bigger. I'm working on my doctorate right now at Barry University in Florida.
Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.
You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players don't understand that anymore.
My job as a coach was to make something meaningful out of one of the most mundane activities on the planet: playing pro basketball.
The toughest opponents to defend are Iverson, Marbury and Payton. They are all very talented and can shoot at anytime from anywhere.
People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season.