The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire."

The most important thing to me is the friends that I've made.

If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it's not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court.

People say it was the greatest individual rivalry they've ever seen. I agree with that. Let me assure you that if either Wilt's or Russ' coach had ever told one of them he couldn't guard the other guy, he would have lost that player forever.

To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll or sunlight, that fills you up and makes you naturally want to do your best.

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