I'll always be Number 1 to myself.

I'll always be Number 1 to myself.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in read more

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

Competitions are for horse, not artist.

Competitions are for horse, not artist.

Thank God for competition. When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our read more

Thank God for competition. When our competitors upset our plans or outdo our designs, they open infinite possibilities of our own work to us.

The biggest things are often the easiest to do because there is so little competition.

The biggest things are often the easiest to do because there is so little competition.

I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive read more

I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive guard Robert Pratt, pulled a hamstring running onto the field for the coin toss against St. Louis)

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on read more

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which... 90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced read more

How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which... 90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math courses and 100% of teachers in Germany have double majors, while the best we can say about our pocket of excellence is that 75% of [American] students have learned to critique tactfully?.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.