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

The only important statistic is the final score.

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

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

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

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

We learn to make a shell for ourselves when we are young and then spend the rest of our lives hoping for someone to reach inside and touch us. Just touch us—anything more than that would be too much for us to bear.