With 300 million people in America, you can fail to impress 299 million of them and still go platinum.

The saying, "Those that don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it" doesn't just apply to politicians and world leaders, it applies to all of us on a daily basis.

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became part of people's sports lore...

Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.