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

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.

I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

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 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.