To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll or sunlight, that fills you up and makes you naturally want to do your best.

To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.

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

What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.

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

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.

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