I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted.

If they want to win right now, I'm all for it. That's all I said the whole time. If you want to wait five years, let me know. My legs aren't as young as they used to be.

You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that's sharper and smarter than they are.

Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good.

There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10.

Are you willing to push the right buttons even if it means being perceived as the villain? … I'd rather be perceived as a winner than a good teammate. I wish they both went hand in hand all the time but that's just not reality. … I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

Friends come and go but banners hang forever.