My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.

If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it.

I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.

You never make any of the shots you never take. 87% of the ones you do take, you'll miss too. I make 110% of my shots.

Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.

Anytime you've got an opportunity to play for your country and win a gold medal, I think that takes it all. That's the greatest thing you could ever achieve in your sport. So, I have been very fortunate to play on great teams, but the gold medal was probably the best.

But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever.