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 overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.

If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.

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

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.

The last five or six days, I've been running. The last two days, I've been running pretty hard. Everybody's got to be someplace.

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