You're my backbone. You're a blessing. You're a piece of my heart. You're the air I breathe. And you're the strongest person I know, and I'm so sorry for having to put you through this and having to put our family through this.

Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing.

In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's a lot of great individual talent.

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

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.

I'm not the most patient of people...

It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere.