You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.

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 enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.

Just got one more than Shaq. You can take that to the bank.

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

The party's just getting started. This is where the fun starts.

I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.