He's got to bring something stronger than that. That's like bringing milk to a bar, it's not strong enough

I don't listen to the refs. I don't listen to anyone who makes less money than I do.

I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.

I remember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, 'Yeah. I'm going to retire.' They said, 'Well, we'll give you $9 million.' And I said, 'You got a pen on you?'

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my power not to screw it up.

What I told [my teammates] after the game was I'm just fortunate [for] my 16 years because, this [injury] can happen every single night you go out and play... It can be over in one instant, so you should appreciate everyday.