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

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

I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my profession. I was not immediately good at basketball. It did not come easy. It came as the result of a lot of hard work and self-sacrifice. The rewards, where they worth it? One thousand times over.

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

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.

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

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.