People always say he can run and he can jump. So can a deer and you wouldn't put a deer in the game.

I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not getting their education. You know, people have died to put us in a situation to be successful.

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

When you get arrested it's in big letters. When you get acquitted it's in small letters.

I’d rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can’t play.

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when I was growing up. My mom and my grandmother told me how it was going to be. If I didn't like it, they said, Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. Parents have to take better control.