In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot - not in anybody else's, not in anybody else's in the world.

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.

I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.

My name's been on this check for a week now.

I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting.

If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first.