I don't have very many regrets, not because I lived a perfect life but because life is a bunch of rolling hills, not mountains, or speed bumps instead of stop signs, and so you come to a situation and it's neither good or bad, it just is, and what it means to you is what's your take on it. But the second part of the equation is what are you going to do about it. A lot of times I'm completely wrong, but all you do is back up and start over.

I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.

If a guy pays you five dollars, you give him seven dollars worth of work.

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.

We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.

Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.

My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.