I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation.

You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.

To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation

When my time on earth is done and my activities here are past, I want them to bury me upside down, so my critics can kiss my ass.

There are times when my passion for basketball led me into confrontations that I could have handled a lot better. I've always been too confrontational, especially when I know I'm right.

The red I wear is Indiana's red, not Moscow's red. Indiana was here long before communism.

You can't imagine the number of people in professional sports who have come up to me and said, "God, you treat those assholes like I'd like to treat them." And my question is, "Then why don't you?".