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.

I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.

My opinion about basketball, the way I was taught, was when you step on the court, you play to win.

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

Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It's the storytelling.

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

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.