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

Heart in champions has to do with the depth of our motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure - that is, being able to do what you do best under maximum pain and stress.

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

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

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

The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.

I don't have very many regrets, not because I lived a perfect life but because life is a bunch of rolling hills, not mountains, or speed bumps instead of stop signs, and so you come to a situation and it's neither good or bad, it just is, and what it means to you is what's your take on it. But the second part of the equation is what are you going to do about it. A lot of times I'm completely wrong, but all you do is back up and start over.