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.

If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do.

I love the weather, I love my '63 droptop Impala, I love the 405, and I love my guys.

There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water.

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.