My brain . . . it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, 'You're a failure' . . . I think that's almost worse than death.

Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.

I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots.

I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American.

You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.

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

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