Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him

The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.

I've been fortunate to meet and work with a lot of really smart people. The thing that strikes me most about them is how they continue to explore and learn every day. I have tried to apply that approach in my modest career as well.

After I played him for the first time, I said 'Let's see. He's four or five inches taller. He's 40 or 50 pounds heavier. His vertical leap is at least as good as mine. He can get up and down the floor as well as I can. And he's smart. The real problem with all this is I have to show up.

If you can take something to levels that very few other people can reach, then what you're doing becomes art.

What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.

You can do anything you want to do if you want it bad enough