It's disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There's no bravado to any of it; it's just a disgusting little trick.

It's wonderful for the players. It's a huge challenge and a huge responsibility for us to get our act together, get our butts in gear. Phil isn't going to bail us out because of our mental lapses.

I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber.

Friends come and go but banners hang forever.

I'm more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It's just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.

To be honest with you, I (would) much rather play basketball and not be famous.

You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.