The game is my life. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.

The game is my life. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was read more

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound read more

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.

Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches read more

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in and I've been shooting it ever since.

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure.

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure.

I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more than that? If you can, read more

I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more than that? If you can, I hate them more than that.