You can respect a person without necessarily liking that individual.

We are many, but are we much?

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Never complain about the officiating. It does no good. During the game I don't want to be fighting two opponents.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

People ask me if I'd permit fancy things, like dunks. Well, if they did dunk, it was with no fancy flair. No behind-the-back dribbles or passes unless necessary. If it was for show, you were on the bench.

There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.