We have to repair that trust ... I think anytime a public official lies, he undermines his own authority and squanders the public trust.

Behind all the years of practice and all the hours of glory waits that inexorable terror of living without the game.

I think the political process has degenerated into name-calling and extremism, and I think that that's unfortunate.

Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses.

A lot of people want to change the world, but only a few people want to change themselves. When it comes to the issue of race in America, we have to do both.

Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.

Leadership is not something that is done to people, like fixing your teeth. Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.