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

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.

The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that's done beforehand.

Friendship is a full-time job.

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

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.

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