I would hope that racism is something that just does not work in this day and age, but I know otherwise.

Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.

Personalities seem in many cases to dominate the lucrative endorsement market. But that doesn't upset me. What upsets me is when not enough attention is paid to the product-the game.

Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful, and who their coaches were.

When time is running out and the score is close, most players are thinking, I don't want to be the one to lose the game, but I'm thinking, What do I have to do to win?

When it's time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tell me that enough is enough.

Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out