The thing that's most enjoyable to me is not actually beating someone [in the game]. It's the process of coming up with the blueprint of beating that I enjoy. That's a huge flip, so for me I enjoy building. I enjoy coming up.

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.

It never bothered me when people would say, 'You only win championships because you're playing with Shaq.' It bothered me when he said it.

I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.

I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.

I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that's what I do.

I wanna be the best, simple and plain