Basketball came to me and for some reason it gave me an opportunity to live a life that I didn't dream possible. But it did let me live my dreams.

You can't ever totally know what's inside of someone else, or see the kind of will someone like Magic has. You have to rely on your instincts to find people who hate losing and know how to win.

As a player all you can do is play within yourself, even in the context of a team sport.

As you get older, every chance to win a championship is more crucial, because you are going to have less and less of them.

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.

I always wanted the ball in my hands with a game on the line, as I think any real competitor does.

I enjoy winning, but more importantly I enjoy the people I'm around.