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

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

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

I've been fortunate to meet and work with a lot of really smart people. The thing that strikes me most about them is how they continue to explore and learn every day. I have tried to apply that approach in my modest career as well.

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.

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

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.